Munawwar Rana


Munawwar Rana is an Indian modern Urdu poet.

Early life

Munawwar Rana was born in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh in 1952, but spent most of his life in Kolkata.

Poetic style

He uses Hindi and Awadhi words and avoids Persian and Arabic. This makes his poetry accessible to Indian audiences and explains his success in poetic meets in non-Urdu areas.

''Ghazals''

Munawwar has published numerous ghazals. He has a distinct style of writing. Most of his Shers have Mother as the centre point of his love, much different from other poets.

Awards

Munnawar Rana is married and lives in Lucknow.