Urdunama
Urdunama
The Quint
'Mohe Panghat Pe...': This Janmashtami, a Lyrical Ode to Lord Krishna
14 minutes Posted Aug 19, 2022 at 1:30 am.
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Lord Krishna's Bhakti surpasses geographical, social, and religious realms. While almost all languages in India have their own odes to Lord Krishna, perhaps such Urdu literature is lesser known.

This Janmashtami, we look at how one can find the gems of Krishna Bhakti written by some of the prominent Urdu poets such as Maulana Hasrat Mohani, Nazeer Akbarabadi, and Hafeez Jalandhari.

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