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Firaq Gorakhpuri

| image = Firaq Gorakhpuri 1997 stamp of India bw.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = Raghupati Sahay | pseudonym = Firaq Gorakhpuri فراق گورکھپوری | birth_date = | birth_place = Gorakhpur, North-Western Provinces, British India | death_date = | death_place = New Delhi, India | occupation = Poet, writer, critic, scholar, lecturer, orator | language = Urdu, English, Hindi | nationality = Indian | education = M.A. in English literature | genre = Poetry, Literary criticism | notableworks = ''Gul-e-Naghma'' | alma_mater = Allahabad University | awards = Padma Bhushan (1968)
Jnanpith Award (1969)
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (1970) | portaldisp = yes | signature = Firaq Autograph.png }}

Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), also known by his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was an Indian writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. He established himself among peers including Muhammad Iqbal, Yagana Changezi, Jigar Moradabadi and Josh Malihabadi. Provided by Wikipedia