Profile of Fana Nizami Kanpuri
Pen Name : 'Fana'
Real Name : Mirza Nisar Ali Beg
Born :Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Died : 01 Jul 1988 | Uttar Pradesh, India
Relatives : Jigar Moradabadi (Master)
Fana Nizami Kanpuri's real name was Nisar Ali Baig. He was born in 1922 in Kanpur and died here on July 18, 1988. He was educated and trained here and became interested in poetry and started participating in poetry. He was a religious man by nature. He was devoted to prayers, fasting, and other religious matters. He was very fond of eating Paan. Fana's poetry is in the style of Jigar Muradabadi, and the latter really like Fana's poetry. Fana Nizami used to recite his speech in Tarannum in mushairas. Before reciting the poem, he would also mention its background and allusions. In this way, the audience did not have any difficulty understanding his poems.