Muzaffar Ahmad Lari

Muzaffar Ahmad Lari (born 3 February 1940 – 2023) was one of the early prose poetry writers in Urdu literature. His work was published in books entitled: Main and Tu and Dard-i tanhāʻī (1966). His prose poetry entitled Dard-e-Tanhai (The pain of solitude) from the aforementioned book was examined by others. Aley Ahmad Suroor, a famous critic in Urdu literature, who concluded that Dard-e-Tanhai, an attempt in prose poetry, indeed had a poetic expression with genuine feeling of the writer (1967). Recognition of Lari's work in the early 1960s, along with others, possibly formed a basis in the progress of the prose poetry genre in Urdu literature.

Early life and education Muzaffar Lari was born in Bhatni Bazar, Deoria district on 3 February (1940), and completed education (M.A. degree, 1962) in Lucknow where he resided due to his family business.

Literary works

Death He died in Lucknow in 2023.