page_title: Krishan Mohan
section_title: Literary life
hierarchical_section_title: Krishan Mohan / Literary life
caption_attribution_description: English: Rare 1965 photograph (original negative and print no longer available) of a gathering of renowned Urdu writers and poets at the residence of Zia Fatehabadi, now copied from a print included in the freely distributed souvenir published by the organisers to commemorate the 64th birthday of Zia Fatehabadi. Left to right – Naresh Kumar Shad, Kailash Chander Naaz, Talib Dehalavi, Khushtar Girami, Balraj Hairat, Saghar Nizami, Talib Chakwali, Munnawar Lucknavi, Malik Ram, Jainendra Kumar, Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi, Bahaar Barni, Rishi Patialavi, Joginder Pal, Unwaan Chishti and Krishan Mohan
context_page_description: Krishan Mohan was an Indian Urdu poet who gained prominence after India gained independence from the British Raj.
  Mohan was the takhallus of Krishan Lal Bhatia who was born in Sialkot, British India. His father, Ganpat Rai Bhatia, was an advocate; post partition of British India he practiced law in the District Courts of Meerut. Ganpat Rai was also an Urdu poet; his takhallus was Shakir.
  After completing his school studies Krishan Mohan obtained his B.A. degrees separately in English and in Persian as a student of Murray College, Sialkot, where he was also the editor of the college house magazine. Later on he obtained his M.A. degree in English Literature as a student of Government College, Lahore.
  After partition of British India his family moved to Karnal where Krishan Mohan found temporary employment as a welfare officer. Thereafter, he worked as sub-editor and assistant editor of All India Radio's publication Aawaaz at Lucknow and Delhi, and then as a journalist with the Press Information Bureau before joining the Indian Revenue Service as an Income Tax Officer.
  He died in Delhi, aged 82 years.
context_section_description: Krishan Mohan was a popular and a prolific writer who after 1947 dominated Delhi’s that particular Urdu stage which was graced by stalwarts – Pandit Harichand Akhtar, Arsh Malsiani, Jagan Nath Azad, Gopal Mittal, Naresh Kumar Shad, Bismil Saeedi, Rana Jaggi, Ram Krishan Mushtar, Talib Chakwali and Bakshi Akhtar Amritsari.
  While adhering to the classical style Krishan Mohan did not hesitate to experiment, at times over- reaching the extreme thresh-holds of imagination and thought. His ghazals set in the traditional mode are thoughtful and thought-provoking, and for his nazms he searched for and found new ideas and expressions.
caption: Rare 1965 photo-print of an informal gathering of poets/writers at the residence of Zia Fatehabadi. From left to right: Naresh Kumar Shad, Kailash Chander Naaz, Talib Dehalvi, Khushtar Girami, Balraj Hairat, Saghar Nizami, Talib Chakwali, Munavvar Lakhnavi, Malik Ram, Jainendra Kumar, Zia Fatehabadi, Rishi Patialvi, Bahar Burney, Joginder Pal, Unwan Chishti and Krishan Mohan.
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