Munawwar Rana

Munawwar Rana
Born	November 26, 1952 Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Poet, writer
Parent(s)	?
Website	Munawwar Rana

November 26, 1952

Munawwar Rana (Urdu: منور رانا, Hi: मुनव्वर राना) (born 26 November 1952) is a modern Hindi and Urdu poet.He was born in the sleepy town of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh in 1952. Most of his close relatives, including his aunts and grandmother, had moved across the border to Pakistan during the upheavals of the Partition. But his father, out of love for India, preferred to remain here, despite the prevailing communal frenzy. His family later moved to Kolkata where the young Munawwar had his schooling. The notable feature of his poetry is that he used the genre of Ghazal to eulogize Mother, which is unique, as Ghazal was considered a poetic form in which lovers' conversed with each other. Apart from his poetry collection, Rana has also penned a memoir. Rana's poetry has also been published in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Gurumukhi. Rana is known to be a sensitive poet who uses Hindi and Awadhi words in the couplets. He avoids using flowery language and shuns chaste Urdu in his couplets, which is a reason that he is successful in poetic meets in non-Urdu areas also.

He hails from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh but spent most of his life in Kolkata.

Munnawar Rana published his poetry not only in Urdu but also in Hindi and Bengali. He performs poetry on stage as well.

Apart from his poetry collection, Rana has also penned a memoir. One recent performance was at Culrav, the cultrural event of NIT Allahabad, in 2012.

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