Wajid Ali Shah's life was filled with interesting events. Born in 1822 in Lucknow, Shah was 10th and last Nawab of Lucknow holding the position for 9 years.  He was not only an open-handed patron of music, dance, drama, and poetry, but was himself a poet and gifted composer. Famous market of Aminabad in Lucknow is named after his teacher Amin Ud Daula Imdad Hasan. The Nawab was exiled to Garden Reach in Metiabruz, where he spent the last 31 years of his life. Some historians say that even in the time of exile, he received an annual stipend of Rs ₹11 Lakhs. When the British were taking him to Metiabruz from Lucknow, he said with sorrow-stricken glance at the city : 

Dar-o-deewar pe hasrat se nazar karte hain,
Khush raho ahl-e-vatan ham toh safar karte hain

The general notion about Mir Taqi Mir is that he was a heartbroken man who only wrote couplets of sorrow and pain. But few bring to light his fondness of animals- which is quite manifest in his creative Masnavis and autobiographical poems. Other poets have also written about animals, but in Mir's couplets animals have a human aspect about them, they depict various human shades and attributes. The characterization of a cat in his Nazm ‘Mohni Billi’ is quite evident, and in ‘Kapi Ka Bachcha’, the baby monkey gives the feeling of a human. Mir’s Masnavi ‘Mor-Nama’, is a tragic story of the love of a queen and a peacock, in which both are burnt to death. Apart from this, he also has poems on chicken, goat, etc.
His famous Masnavi ‘Azhdar-Nama’ is full of mentions of animals, their habits, and characteristics. In addition to the main character which is a dragon, it includes 30 different animals. Muhammad Hussain Azad has written that Mir has suggested at himself being the dragon, and considered all other poets as insects of the earth. However, no mention of any poet’s name is found in it.

Celebrated film writer and lyricist Syed Masoom Raza Abidi, the author of novels like ‘Aadha Gaon’ and ‘Topi Shukla’, is widely known by his pen name Rahi Masoom Raza. He used to write poetry as well but gained fame as a fiction writer. It is believed that his novel ‘Aadha Gaon’ was written in Urdu script but it was published in Dev Nagari script in the first place. He wrote dialogues for about 300 films. Doordarshan’s highly acclaimed TV serial ‘Mahabharat’ was also written by him. He also received a Filmfare Award for his film "Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki". Subsequently, he was also conferred with major awards like Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.

Mir Baqir Ali is considered as the last Dastango(storyteller) of Delhi. He used to narrate the story of Amir Hamza(Dastan e Amir Hamza). Drawing on pictures of war and recounting the cultures of royal court, he spent many hours and many sessions for one detail. Someone asked, Sir, have you ever finished this story? He replied "once in a lifetime." For storytelling, he regularly studied and contributed extensive information stories, through his acquired knowledge and experiences.
When the college of medicine opened in Delhi, he enrolled at the age of sixty and graduated.