GUL-I-RA’ANA (1923) and She’ar-ul-Hind (1925) are two histories of Urdu poetry penned in the first ... in Urdu had barely begun in 1880 with Muhammad Husain Azad’s Aab-i-Hayat’.

"Urdu poetry on Krishna is believed to be as old ... was an ardent lover of Krushna whom he called Hazrat Shri Krishan ji Maharaj," informs Rakhshanda Jalil, a literary historian.

He added that, his importance is significant for Pakistanis, as he imagined an independent state for the Muslims of India, later founded by Muhammad ... the Department of Urdu Language and ...

He also wrote political and social satires. Akbarabadi's influence, through Altaf Husain Hali and Muhammad Husain Azad in the 19th century, has continued in Urdu poetry to this day. One of the great ...