The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was

(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Mirza Ghalib
(C) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(D) Faiz

Correct Answer : Amir Khusrau
Question Asked : IAS (Pre) 1999
The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was Amir Khusrau. He compiled several verses in Urdu. He is also known as the originator of Qawwali.
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