![]() ![]() It is fundamentally performative poetry and its recital, sometimes impromptu, is held in Mushairas (poetic expositions). Both the Muslims and Hindus from across the border continue the tradition. ![]() ![]() However, Urdu poetry is cherished in both the nations. Following the Partition of India in 1947, it found major poets and scholars were divided along the nationalistic lines. All famous writers of Urdu language including Ghalib and Iqbal were given British scholarships. The language of Urdu reached its pinnacle under the British Raj, and it received official status. According to Naseer Turabi there are five major poets of Urdu which are Mir Taqi Mir (d.1810), Mirza Ghalib, Mir Anees, Allama Iqbal and Josh Malihabadi (d.1982). Today, it is an important part of the cultures of South Asia. Urdu poetry ( Urdu: اُردُو شاعرى Urdū S̱ẖāʿirī) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. ![]()
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