Mohammad Imran Pratapgarhi

Mohammad Imran Pratapgarhi is an Indian Urdu-language poet known for his protest poetry that particularises the Muslim experience and identity in India and other parts of the world; Pratapgarhi is known for his Urdu nazms, especially "Madrasa," and "Han Main Kashmir Hoon."[1]

Imran Pratapgarhi
BornMohammed Imran Khan
(1987-08-06) 6 August 1987
Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
OccupationPoet
Notable awardsYash Bharti Award
2016

Pratapgarshi was a losing candidate in the 2019 Indian general election as a Indian National Congress candidate from Moradabad.[2]

Early life and poetic career

Pratapgarhi was born as Mohammed Imran Khan to Mohammed Iliyas Khan on 6 August 1987 in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.[1] He completed his masters in Hindi literature from Allahabad University.[1] At that time he wrote poetry in Hindi and participated in Kavi Sammelans (poetry symposiums). He started participating in Mushairas in 2008 and his Nazm Madrasa became popular.[1]

Apart from Madarsa, his other writings include Filisteen, Najeeb, and Umar out of over 100 Nazms written by him.[1]

Political career

A critic of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Pratapgarhi joined the Indian National Congress and contested in 2019 Indian general election from Moradabad, where he lost to S. T. Hasan of Samajwadi Party with a margin of more than half a million votes (590,218 votes).[3][4][2]

Awards

See also

References
  1. Manazir, Wasi (25 April 2018). "Meet Imran Pratapgarhi, the rockstar poet who draws tens of thousands of fans at Urdu mushairas". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. "2019 general election results". elections.in. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "राज ने खड़े किए हाथ, मुरादाबाद से चुनाव लड़ेंगे शायर इमरान". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. "Urdu poet Imran Pratapgarhi: Congress candidate to contest from Moradabad in Lok Sabha Election 2019". Newsd.in. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. "UP Government confers Yash Bharti award to 46 people, list includes nine Muslims". twocircles.net. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. "CM presented Yash Bharati awards". The Pioneer. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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