Firaq Gorakhpuri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Firaq Gorakhpuri

Urdu author

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1896

Place of Birth: Gorakhpur, Haryana, Haryana, India

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1982

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was a writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India.
He established himself among peers including Muhammad Iqbal, Yagana Changezi, Jigar Moradabadi and Josh Malihabadi.