Summary One of the greatest poets of Urdu language was born on this day in 1931 in Amroha, India
LAHORE: (Web Desk) – One of the greatest Urdu language poets of all times Jaun Elia was born on this day in 1931 in Amroha district of India. His 86th birthday is being observed today, reported Dunya News.
He was born in a literary family of Amroha. The family produced some of the most respected literary figures of Urdu language. Rais Amrohvi and Syed Muhammad Taqi were widely respected for their journalistic work. His family is regarded as a family of poets.
Read a detailed feature on Jaun Elia here: Jaun Elia - An anarchist, a nihilist and a poet
Jaun’s poetry seems to be emanating from his inner introvert personality. He was born in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. Amroha is a city of literary legends like Raees Amrohvi and Kamal Amrohvi. As Qamar Ali Abbasi puts it in his travelogue ‘Dilli Dour Hai’, “a newborn in Amroha doesn’t forget the rule of row and rhyme while crying”, the city was known for the geniuses it produced in Urdu language. Jaun was also fluent in Arabic, English, Persian, Sanskrit and Hebrew beside Urdu.
