Baksh Nasikh
Baksh Nasikh (Urdu: اِمام بخش ناسِخ) (1776–1838) was an Urdu poet of the Mughal era.
Baksh Nasikh | |
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| Born | 1771 Faizabad |
| Died | 1838 (aged 67) Lucknow |
| Pen name | Nasikh (meaning obliterator or amanuensis) |
| Occupation | Urdu poet |
| Nationality | Indian subcontinent |
| Period | Mughal era |
| Genre | Ghazal |
| Subject | Love, Philosophy |
Imam Baksh Nasikh succeeded in gaining the patronage of Meer Kazim Ali whose property he inherited.[1] Nasikh who offended the nawab of Awadh by contemptuously refusing his patronage was driven out from Lucknow.[2] Nasikh finally returned from exile after the death of Hakim Mehdi in 1837. He died in the year 1838.[3]
The reputation of ghazal was restored to Delhi under the patronage of Bahadur Shah Zafar.[4]
References
- Ravi Bhatt. The Life and Times of the Nawabs of Lucknow. Rupa publications. p. 1837.
- Frances W. Pritchett. Nets of Awareness: Urdu Poetry and its Critics. University of California Press. p. 58.
- Amir Hasan. Palace Culture of Lucknow. B.R.Publishing Corporation. p. 86.
- Amresh Datta. The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature Vol.2. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1396.
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