Brij Mohan Dattatreya Kaifi
Indian writer
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| Intro | Indian writer | |
| Places | India | |
| was | Poet Writer Novelist Playwright | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature | |
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| Birth | 13 December 1866, Delhi, India; British Raj | |
| Death | 1 November 1955Ghaziabad, India (aged 88 years) | |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
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Pandit Brij Mohan Dattatreya Kaifi Dehlavi (13 December 1866 – 1 November 1955) was an Indian Urdu language writer, poet, playwright, novelist and essayist.
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Brij Mohan Dattatreya Kaifi was born on 13 December 1866 in Delhi. He was a student of Altaf Hussain Hali in poesy. He was also well up in Hindi, Arabic, Persian, and English. He lived in Lahore for many years, where his son was an editor of The Tribune. Kaifi proved to be a great asset for Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu after Abdul Haq. He was died on 1 November 1955 in Ghaziabad.