Munawwar Rana passed away in Lucknow on January 14
- Munawwar Rana passed away in Lucknow on January 14.
- He was a renowned Urdu poet. He was suffering from throat cancer.
- He was born in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. He was awarded the Gyanpeeth Award in 2014.
- He became popular among the common people because of his use of simple words in the poems.
- His poem Maa is considered one of his most famous works. It has a special place in the world of Urdu literature.
- He was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2014 for his poem Shahdaba.
- He used Hindi and Awadhi words. He avoided Persian and Arabic.
