Habib Ahmed — who took ‘Jalib’ as pen name after Urdu poet Jalib Dehlvi — was born in East Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district in 1928. Habib Ahmed — who took ‘Jalib’ as pen name after Urdu poet Jalib Dehlvi — was born in East Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district in 1928. Calling out the farce, Jalib wrote Dastoor in response, which adequately vented the political frustration of the ordinary Pakistani. Zulm ki baat ko, jahl kī raat ko/ Main nahin maanta, main nahin jaanta: A protester at New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh. Zulm ki baat ko, jahl kī raat ko/ Main nahin maanta, main nahin jaanta: A protester at New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh.

Source: Indian Express January 01, 2020 12:13 UTC