10 Facts About Sudarshan Faakir

Sudarshan Faakir, better known by his takhallus Faakir, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist.

Sudarshan Faakir was born in Jalandhar in British Punjab in 1934.

Sudarshan Faakir studied MA in political science and English from DAV College, Jalandhar.

Sudarshan Faakir lent his voice to AIR, Jalandhar before he left for Bombay where he later wrote for music directorJaidev.

Sudarshan Faakir is the first lyricist to have won a Filmfare Award for his very first song.

Sudarshan Faakir is the Writer of National NCC Song of India- Hum Sab Bhartiya Hain.

Apart from Non-Film Music, Sudarshan Faakir has Penned Songs from various films.

Sudarshan Faakir was the co-traveller of Jagjit Singh, an association that began with 'Woh kagaz ki kishti, woh barish ka pani' in 1982.

Sudarshan Faakir is perhaps one of the last of the tribe of vanishing poets who lived for poetry and it is noteworthy that he put together his poetry in an anthology and published his first 'diwan' only after he became a much-celebrated poet.

Sudarshan Faakir died on 18 February 2008, at a hospital in Jalandhar, at the age of 73, after a prolonged illness.