Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian author, poet, and critic (died 1982)

Firaq Gorakhpuri

Indian Urdu poet

Raghupati Sahay, also known by his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was an Indian writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. He established himself among peers including Muhammad Iqbal, Yagana Changezi, Jigar Moradabadi…