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Haider Jan Shayek, Khwaja (19th century) urdu and persian poet belonging to the dhaka Nawab family. His original name was Fayezuddin; Shayek was his takhallus or pen name. His father, Khwaja Khalilullah, was an influential member of the Nawab family.
Haider Jan could compose verses both in Urdu and Persian
with equal expertise. He was a disciple of Ghalib, the famous Urdu poet
from Delhi, who named him 'Tutiye Bangala' (Parrot of Bengal). His Urdu
poetry is compiled in a Divan. hakim
habibur rahman compiled the correspondence between Mirza Ghalib
and Haider Jan in Inshaye Shayek. [Abu Musa Mohammad Arif Billah] |
