Chhannu Lal Dilgeer

Chhannu Lal Dilgeer, a marsiya poet of Urdu, was born about 1780 at Lucknow , then under Oudh, in the current Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, and died in 1848.^[1][2][3][4] He used Dilgeer as his pseudonym.^[1]

Chhannu Lal Dilgeer
Born	Chunnoo Lal 1780 (1780) Lucknow, Oudh
Died	1848 (aged 67–68)
Nationality	India
Other names	Munshi Chunnoo Lal Dilgeer, Ghulam Hussain, Dilgeer Lucknavi, Dilgeer, Tarab
Occupation	Marsiya Poet
Years active	1780–1848
Known for	Marsiya Writing
Notable credit	Ghabraye Gi Zainab

Early life and family

He was born in a Hindu family and was the brother of Raja Jhaulal, the deputy prime minister of Nawab Asaf-Ud-Daula of Lucknow.^[1][2]

Works

He converted to Islam and changed his name to Ghulam Hussain. His compositions describe occurrences involving Muhammad and his family. He did not recite marsiyas due to a speech impairment.^[2]

"Ghabraye Gi Zainab" is a well-known marasia written by Chhannu Lal Dilgeer that describes the arrival of Zainab, daughter of Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law Ali, after practically all of her male relations had been slain.^[4]

During Ghazi-ud Din Haider's reign, he was a well-known Marsiyan poet. Nawab Mohammad Ali Shah rewarded him with 400 rupees for writing a Masnavi in favor of Hussainabad.^[4]