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He was the [[President (corporate title)|President]] of the [[Allahabad University]] Student Association in 1942 when [[Mahatma Gandhi]] called for the [[Quit India Movement]]. He led the movement at [[Allahabad University]] and at [[Allahabad]]. He received injuries to his right eye during a scuffle with the [[United Kingdom|British]] police and had permanent loss of vision. | He was the [[President (corporate title)|President]] of the [[Allahabad University]] Student Association in 1942 when [[Mahatma Gandhi]] called for the [[Quit India Movement]]. He led the movement at [[Allahabad University]] and at [[Allahabad]]. He received injuries to his right eye during a scuffle with the [[United Kingdom|British]] police and had permanent loss of vision. | ||
He eventually graduated with a Masters in Law from [[Allahabad University]], receiving a | He eventually graduated with a Masters in Law from [[Allahabad University]], receiving a gold medal for academic excellence, and became a prominent poet and literary figure under the [[nom de plume]] "Betaab". | ||
He had command over [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu]], [[English language|English]], [[Arabic]], [[Hindi]] and [[Sanskrit]]; most of his literary work was in the form of [[Urdu]] [[Sher (poem)|Sher]]s. He is widely renowned for his translation of the [[Hindu]] holy scripture, [[Bhagvad Geeta]], from [[Sanskrit]] to [[Arabic]], [[English language|English]] and [[Persian language|Persian]]. He wrote the lyrics for a few [[Bollywood]] movie songs in the 1950s. He was a close friend of [[Harivanshrai Bachchan]], [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] and [[Feroze Gandhi]]. | He had command over [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu]], [[English language|English]], [[Arabic]], [[Hindi]] and [[Sanskrit]]; most of his literary work was in the form of [[Urdu]] [[Sher (poem)|Sher]]s. He is widely renowned for his translation of the [[Hindu]] holy scripture, [[Bhagvad Geeta]], from [[Sanskrit]] to [[Arabic]], [[English language|English]] and [[Persian language|Persian]]. He wrote the lyrics for a few [[Bollywood]] movie songs in the 1950s. He was a close friend of [[Harivanshrai Bachchan]], [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] and [[Feroze Gandhi]]. | ||