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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Jigar Moradabadi<br/><br />
| image = Jigar Moradabadi.jpg<br />
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| native_name = <br />
| birth_name = Sikander Ali<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1890|4|6}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Varansi|Benares]], [[Benares State]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1960|9|9|1890|4|6}}<br />
| death_place = [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = Poet<br />
| known_for = Classical Urdu Poetry<br>[[Ghazal]]<br />
| notable_works = Dagh-e-Jigar<br>Shola-e-Tuur (1937) Aatish-e-Gul (1959)<br>Diwan-e-Jigar<br />
| father = Syed Ali Nazar<br />
| awards = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1958)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ali Sikandar''' (6 April 1890 – 9 September 1960), known by his [[nom de plume]] as '''Jigar Moradabadi''', was an Indian Urdu poet and ''[[ghazal]]'' writer. He received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] Award in 1958 for his poetry collection "Atish-e-Gul", and was the second poet (after [[Muhammad Iqbal|Mohammad Iqbal]]) to be awarded an honorary [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt.]] by the [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
He received oriental education in Arabic, Persian and Urdu in [[Moradabad]], and started to work as a travelling salesman.<ref name="Datta1988">{{cite book|author=Amaresh Datta|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1838|accessdate=10 December 2017|year=1988|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-260-1194-0|page=1838}}</ref><br />
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Jigar moved to{{when|date=December 2017}} [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]], near [[Lucknow]], where he befriended [[Asghar Gondvi]].<br />
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He died on 9 September 1960 in [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]].<ref name="Datta1988"/><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
His Sufi Poem ''Yeh Hai Maikada'' Was Sung By Many Sufi Singers Like [[Sabri Brothers]], [[Aziz Mian]], [[Munni Begum]] & [[Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi]]<br />
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==Acclaim==<br />
Jigar Moradabadi belonged to the classical school of [[ghazal]] writing and was a mentor to [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], who became a prominent lyricist in the Indian film industry and penned many popular songs in Urdu.<br />
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Jigar was only the second poet in the history of [[Aligarh Muslim University]] to be awarded an honorary D.Litt., the first was [[Muhammad Iqbal]].<br />
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[[Faiz Ahmad Faiz]], the distinguished Urdu poet and academic, regarded Jigar Moradabadi as a master craftsman in his field.<ref name="The Hindu 2011">{{cite web | title=An afternoon with Faiz | website=The Hindu | date=2011-03-06 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/An-afternoon-with-Faiz/article14937003.ece | access-date=2017-12-09}}</ref><br />
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== Jigar Fest - 2018 ==<br />
Progressive Foundation organized three days Jigar Fest at Moradabad in 2018, to celebrate Jigar's Birthday.<br />
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Day 1 - Mushayra by [[Rahat Indori]], [[Wasim Barelvi]] etc. <br><br />
Day 2 - Kawwali Nights by Chand Qadri <br><br />
Day 3 - Musical Night by [[Sheeba Alam]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Urdu-language writers]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80 Jigar Moradabadi at Kavita Kosh]<br />
* [http://www.mehraab.com/Article.asp?FilePath=Jan2005%5CWeavingghazalsonlove.htm ''Weaving ghazals on love''], an article by Ashraf Faruqi on Jigar Moradabadi<br />
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