On 8 March 2013 President of India has released a commemorative postage stamp on late Sahir Ludhianvi at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Ludhianvi was :

On March 8, 2013, President Pranab Mukherjee released a commemorative postage stamp at Rashtrapati Bhavan to honor Sahir Ludhianvi on his birth anniversary [1]. Sahir Ludhianvi was a legendary Urdu poet and Hindi film lyricist who was widely acclaimed as a 'people’s poet' due to his association with the Progressive Writers' Association and his focus on social issues, love, and the struggles of the common man. His work successfully bridged the gap between high Urdu literature and popular cinema, making his poetry accessible to the masses. While he was a prolific writer and lyricist who won multiple Filmfare awards, he is not primarily known as a translator of Omar Khayyam, a social activist in the professional sense, or a dramatist/actor. His legacy remains rooted in his status as a poet of the people whose songs and verses continue to resonate across generations.

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1. [1] http://presidentofindia.nic.in/pranab-mukherjee/press_releases/president-releases-commemorative-postage-stamp-sahir-ludhianvi