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The classical age of Urdu poetry came to an end in 1960 when  Jigar Moradabadi, the poet we are going to listen today, took his last breath. He was born as Ali Sikandar but is fondly known by his nom-de-plume, Jigar which translates to “courage” in Urdu. True to his name, his poetry was courageous, free-spirited and beautiful . His poetic expression is akin to Pushkin’s only taken a notch above. He fell in love twice, the second time with his ex-wife who he later remarried after overcoming a lifelong drinking problem. His loves and losses only gave his poetry new perspectives and meanings. He left an impact not only with his beautiful body of work but with his influence on some of the most well known modern poets of Urdu Majaz, Faiz and Jan Nisar Akhtar.