Ismail Merathi | |
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| اسماعیل میرٹھی | |
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| Born | Muhammad Ismail 12 November 1844 |
| Died | 1 November 1917 |
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| Years active | 1868–1917 |
| Era | Post-Independence War (1857) |
| Known for | Urdu poems for children |
| Notable work | Kulliyat-e-Ismail |
| Spouse | Bibi Naeem Al-Nisa |
| Children | 5 |
| Honours | Khan Sahib (1912) |
Ismail Merathi (1844–1917) was an Indian Urdu poet, schoolteacher, and educationist from the Mughal–British era. His poems for children like Nasihat, Barsaat, Humaari Gaye, Subah Ki Aamad, Sach Kaho, Baarish Ka Pehla Qatra, Pan Chakki, Shafaq, and several others are part of the primary school curriculum in Pakistan.[1] He wrote many Urdu and Persian text books for school-going children.
- ^ Syed, Fabeha (14 November 2021). "Revisiting Ismail Merathi's Nazm, 'Nasihat' This Children's Day". The Quint.