munavvar lakhnavi (1897-1970) was the takhallus of bisheshwar prasad who was born in lucknow in 1897 in a family of urdu, sanskrit and persian litterateurs. his father, dwarkaprasad ufuq (1864-1913) was a prolific writer of prose and poetry. he was educated in lucknow and joined railway accounts office in 1913 at lucknow. he was transferred to lahore in 1927 and then to delhi where he retired from service in 1957. after retirement, he decided to stay in delhi where he purchased a house and founded a publishing house – adarsh kitab ghar. he died in delhi in the year 1970 aged 73 years.