Jan 01, 1888Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaDied on 31 Jan 1961 (aged 73)
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About Amjad Hyderabadi
Amjad Hussain (Urdu: ??? ???? ??????; 1878–1961), better known by the pen-name Amjad Hyderabadi (???? ?????????), was an Urdu and Persian Ruba'i poet from Hyderabad, India.
In Urdu poetic circles he is also known as Hakim-al-Shuara.During the rule of Nizam of Hyderabad, a flood occurred on 28 September 1908) on the River Musi.
Hyderabadi was one of the 150 people who saved their lives by hanging on to the branches of a tamarind tree.
He later wrote a poem "Qayamat-e-Soghra" (The Minor Doomsday) detailing his experience.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tragedy, Satyanarayana Danish recited this poem.The Warsi Brothers, an Indian Qawwali musical group, regularly recited his poems in their Qawali in various countries.