The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid
Ansari released a
commemorative
postage stamp in honour of Maulana
Hasrat Mohani, a freedom fighter, at a function here today.
Addressing on
the occasion, he said that Maulana Hasrat Mohani was an eminent poet and freedom fighter and an incomparable person. He was
the first person, who raised the issue
of ‘complete independence’ in Indian National Congress Meeting in Ahmedabad in
1921. We should always remember his contributions and should try to fulfil
his dreams.
Maulana Hasrat Mohani was a great
uncompromising freedom fighter from early twentieth century. He was an eminent
poet who used to Ghazal poetry – a purely genre of love poetry – for political
subjects and gave it a new turn. He is called Mohani as he was from Mohan in
UP. He was great freedom fighter and never
accepted British rule over India. He was great admirer of Lokmanya Tilak as
he said “Freedom is my birth right” and always used to refer him as Tilak
Maharaj, even in his poetry. He was so absorbed in the freedom movement that he
became totally indifferent to any suffering, pain or pleasure.