Maulana Hasrat Mohani born in 1875 at Mohan in Unnao district of U.P. India. His real name was Syed Fazl ul Hasan. He was Urdu poet, politician, journalist and fearless freedom fighter.
Hasrat Mohani participated in the struggle for Indian Independence, he jailed by British authorities. He was the first person in Indian history who demanded complete independence in 1921 as he presided over an annual session of All India Muslim League.
He was also imprisoned for promoting anti-British ideas, especially an article publishing in his magazine Urdu-e-Mualla, against British policies in Egypt. Afterwards, unlike some Urdu poets, notably Nasir Kazmi, Josh Malihabadi and many other Muslim leaders, he chose to live in India after independence in1947.
Some of his books are Kulliyat-e-Hasrat-Mohani, Sharh-e-Kalma-e-Ghalib, Nukaat-e-Sukhan, Mushahidaat-e-Zindaan, etc. His very famous ghazal Chupke Chupke raat din sung by Ghulam Ali.
Maulana Hasrat Mohani died on 13th May, 1951 in Lucknow, India.
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