Hasrat Mohani
Hasrat Mohani | |
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Mohani on a 2014 stamp of India | |
| Born | Syed Fazl-ul-Hasan 1 January 1875 |
| Died | 13 May 1951 (aged 76) Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Hasrat Mohani (Pen Name) |
| Alma mater | Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (BA) in 1903, |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, Indian independence activist, politician, philosopher |
| Known for | ... |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Movement | Indian independence movement |
| Spouse | Nishatunnisa Mohani |
Syed Fazl-ul-Hasan (1 January 1875 – 13 May 1951), known by his pen-name Hasrat Mohani, was an Indian independence activist and a poet in Urdu. .Together with Swami Kumaranand, he is regarded as the first person to demand complete independence for India in 1921 at the Ahmedabad Session of Congress. Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi supported the complete independence motion demanded by Hasrat Mohani. He wrote the ghazal (love poem) "Chupke chupke raat din".