Chhannu Lal Dilgeer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chunnoo Lal 1780 |
| Died | 1848 |
| Nationality |  India |
| Other names | Munshi Chunnoo Lal Dilgeer, Ghulam Hussain, Dilgeer Lucknavi, Dilgeer, Tarab |
| Occupation | Marsiya Poet |
| Years active | 1780–1848 |
| Known for | Marsiya Writing |
| Notable credit | Ghabraye Gi Zainab |
Chhannu Lal Dilgeer, a marsiya poet of Urdu, was born about 1780 at Lucknow, British India in the current Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and died in 1848. [1] [2] [3] [4] He used Dilgeer as his pseudonym. [1]
He was born in a Hindu family and was the brother of Raja Jhaulal, the deputy prime minister of Nawab Asaf-Ud-Daula of Lucknow. [1] [2]
He converted to Islam and changed his name to Ghulam Hussain. His compositions describe occurrences involving Muhammad and his family. He did not recite marsiyas due to a speech impairment. [2]
"Ghabraye Gi Zainab" is a well-known marasia written by Chhannu Lal Dilgeer that describes the arrival of Zainab, daughter of Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law Ali, after practically all of her male relations had been slain. [4]
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