Muzaffar Ahmad Lari (born 3 February 1940 – 2023) was one of the early prose poetry writers in Urdu literature. His work was published in books entitled: Main and Tu (1965) and Dard-i tanhāʻī (1966).retrieved 30 April 2025 retrieved 2 May 2025 His prose poetry entitled Dard-e-Tanhai (The pain of solitude) from the aforementioned book was examined by others. Aley Ahmad Suroor, a famous critic in Urdu literature, who concluded that Dard-e-Tanhai, an attempt in prose poetry, indeed had a poetic expression with genuine feeling of the writer (1967). Recognition of Lari's work in the early 1960s, along with others, possibly formed a basis in the progress of the prose poetry genre in Urdu literature.
Early life and education Muzaffar Lari was born in Bhatni Bazar, Deoria district on 3 February (1940), and completed education (M.A. degree, 1962) in Lucknow where he resided due to his family business.
Literary works
Death He died in Lucknow in 2023.
See also List of people from Lucknow List of Urdu poets List of Urdu authors
References
External links Muzaffar Ahmad Lari on Rekhta