1936 (Aonla) – 2012 (Aligarh) • The Urban Voice
"An esteemed academic who served at Aligarh Muslim University and a recipient of the prestigious Jnanpith Award. Shahryar brought distinctly modern, urban themes and the sense of modern isolation into the ghazal. He gained massive mainstream popularity as the lyricist for Muzaffar Ali's classic film 'Umrao Jaan', perfectly recreating the classical aura of 19th-century Lucknow."