Sher Muhammad Khan (Urdu: شیر مُحمّد خان), (Punjabi, شیر محمد خان), better known by his pen name Ibn-e-Insha, (Urdu: اِبنِ اِنشا ), (Punjabi, ابن انشا) (15 June 1927 – 11 January 1978) was a Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and newspaper columnist. Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of Urdu. His poetry has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent of Amir Khusro in its use of words and construction that is usually heard in the more earthy dialects of the Hindi-Urdu complex of languages, and his forms and poetic style is an influence on generations of young poets.
You can find people similar to Insha by visiting our lists Poets from Karachi and Urdu-language children's writers.
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Date of birth | 15 June 1927
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Place of birth | Phillaur, Punjab, British India
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Date of death | 11 January 1978
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Place of death | buried in Karachi, Pakistan
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Occupation | Urdu poet, humorist, Travelogue writer and Columnist
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Insha is known for their role in the film Mandi (1983) as lyricist.
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