Haji Laq Laq (1898–1961), born Ata Muhammad, was a humorist, Urdu

Urdu

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 poet

Poet

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 and journalist

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 of the Indian subcontinent

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. He was commonly known Haji Laq Laq, and used also Laq Laq as a Takhalus (penname).

Biography

Haji Laq Laq was born in 1898 in Patti

Patti

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, Amritsar

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, India

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. He did not have any formal education. He wrote humorous poetry and also served on newspapers including 'Zamindar', 'Shahbaz' and 'Ehsan'. He served in the British Indian Army

British Indian Army

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 before dedicating himself to literary activities. Shorish Kasmiri has offered tribute to Haji Laqlaq in "No Ratan" and elaborated how these personalities merged literary skills in journalism.
After partition he remained attached to weekly "CHATTAN" of shorish kashmiri and also wrote his autobiography "Sargozasht".

He was a mureed (Disciple) of Maulana Nawab ud din Ramdasi (R.A) and he also used chishti after his name due to spiritual devotion. Haji Laq Laq died in 1961 in Lahore

Lahore

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, Pakistan

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