The 64th death anniversary of Urdu poet Jigar Muradabadi was observed on Monday.

He was born on April 6, 1890. His works include DagheJigar and SholaeTuur, while his poetry collection ‘AatisheGul’ was published in 1959.

Jigar Muradabadi was only second poet, after Allama Muhammad Iqbal, who was awarded an honorary degree of Doctorate in Literature from Aligarh Muslim University.

Faiz Ahmad Faiz regarded him as a master craftsman in his field. He died on this day in 1960.