Sahir Ludhianvi at 100: Here is why the poet and film lyricist was the original 'Angry Young Man'
Aaj se main shabnam ke badley angaarey barsaaoonga (From today, my art will strive to break the chains From today, I will rain embers instead of dew drops) March 8, 2021, will mark Ludhianvi’s centenary year. Be it the songs of Pyaasa, Hum Dono or Chitralekha, Ludhianvi never held back. He attacked the aristocratic elite for exploiting the marginalised, oppressed classes. He turned on the custodians of religion when they threatened to tear asunder communal harmony by peddling ha...
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