| Ehsan Danish | |
| Native Name: | ur|احسان دانش |
| Birth Name: | Ehsan-ul-Haq |
| Birth Place: | Kandhla, India |
| Death Place: | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation: | Poet, prose writer, linguist & lexicographer |
| Period: | 1914 - 1982 |
| Genre: | Poetry, prose, linguistics & lexicography |
| Subject: | Urdu Language & Literature |
| Movement: | Progressive Writers Movement |
| Notableworks: | Jahan-i-Danish |
| Children: | 5 |
| Awards: | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan (1978) |
Ehsan Danish (17 November 1914 - 22 March 1982), born Ehsan-ul-Haq), was an Urdu poet, prose writer, linguist, lexicographer and scholar from Pakistan.[1] [2] Ehsan Danish had penned down over 100 scholastic books on poetry, prose, linguistics, lexicography and prosody. At the beginning of his career his poetry was very romantic but later he wrote his poems more for the labourers and came to be called "Šhāʿir-e Mazdūr" (Poet of the workmen) by his audience. According to one commentator, his poetry inspired the common people's feelings and he has been compared with Josh Malihabadi. He holds the unique position as one of the best poets of all times, with fine, romantic and revolutionary, but simple style of poetry.[3]
Danish (birth name: Ehsan-ul-Haq) was born in Maulanan Kandhla, a small town in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, India. He belonged to a poor family and he could not continue his studies due to financial reasons but still learned the Arabic and Persian languages on his own. His father's name was Danish Ali.[1] [4] Later he migrated to Lahore and settled there permanently. He struggled very hard to earn his living. He worked as an ordinary labourer for years in odd jobs,[4] finally becoming a poet of excellence. His autobiography, Jahan-i-Danish, is a classic and has inspired many people.[4] Danish wrote more than 80 books and hundreds of articles[4] about and including poetry, prose, linguistics, philology, autobiographies and the famous interpretation of "Diwan-e-Ghalib". Much of his literary work is still unpublished.