Imam Din Gujrati
Ustad Imam Din Gujrati was a Pakistani humorous poet of Urdu and Punjabi language.
Early life and education
Imam Din Gujarati was born on 15 April 1870, in Gujrat, British India. His real name was Imam-ud-Din, his father's name was Mir Hasan Din. His education was only up to 'primary school' which is also called 'elementary school' in some parts of the world. He was employed in Chongi, Gujarat Revenue Department in British India for 40 years.Career
He started writing poetry in 1902. Imam Din Gujarati's speech has a unique place in Urdu and Punjabi poetry. At first, he used to write Punjabi poetry but later on at the insistence of his close friend, poet and journalist Rahat Malik's elder brother Malik Abdul Rehman Khadim, he also started writing and reciting poetry in Urdu.Since he did not have much knowledge in Urdu language, he invented his own style for his poetry by mixing Urdu and Punjabi language which was very popular back then and is very popular even today. Imam Din has gained a lot of fame by adopting his hometown's Gujarati style. He personally went to meet Allama Iqbal in Lahore and described this meeting humorously in this couplet below:
Hum Nay Bhee Lahore Ja Kar Daikha, Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal
Baatain Bhee Karta Jaata Thaa, Huqqa Bhee Peeta Jaata Thaa Naal Naal