deaths
March 3, 1982
Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian poet and critic (born 1896)
Firaq Gorakhpuri
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 and Josh Malihabadi.