Saadat Yaar Khan Rangin

Saadat Yaar Khan Rangin
Born	Saadat Yaar Khan Sirhind
Died	Lucknow
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Sepoy, horse-trader, Urdu poet
Known for	Poetry
Notable work	Rekhta, Baqiyaa, Aamekhta and Angekhta

Nawab Saadat Yaar Khan Rangin (1757-1835) was an Urdu poet and prose writer who was born in Sirhind, brought up Delhi, and died in Lucknow. He was the son of Tahmas Khan Beg, a Persian noble, ^[1] He was a disciple of Shah Hatim. The four collections of his poems are – Rekhta, Baqiyaa, Aamekhta and Angekhta in which he is seen as a romantic poet whose choice of words was high. He wrote poems describing his amours with courtesans and dancing girls. ^[2] He also wrote Majalis e Rangin, a critical review of contemporary Urdu poets.^[3] Rangin was a mercenary, a horse-trader and a poet.

References

1. Nagendra Kumar Singh. Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography. A.P.H.Pub. p. 508.
2. Burjor Avari. Islamic Civilization in South Asia. Routledge. p. 167.
3. Sisir kumar Das. History of Indian Literature Vol.1. Sahitya Akademi. p. 464.