lah ▁Khan ▁( 1 8 6 5 – 1 9 3 8 ), ▁a ▁ra is ▁( rich ▁man ) ▁of ▁Bh ik amp ur ▁who ▁had ▁taken ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Al ig ar h ▁Mov ement . ▁The ▁Sher w ani ▁cl an ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁belonged ▁were ▁scholar ly ▁people ▁of ▁high ▁standing ▁in ▁the ▁educational ▁field , ▁who ▁although ▁progress ive ▁were ▁conserv ative ▁in ▁out look . ▁As ▁Sher w ani ' s ▁mother ▁died ▁young ▁her ▁father ▁took ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁his ▁children ▁– ▁Sher w ani , ▁her ▁older ▁sister ▁A hm adi ▁and ▁her ▁younger ▁brother ▁A hm ad ul lah . ▁He ▁performed ▁for ▁them ▁the ▁formal ▁B ism illa h ▁ceremony ▁which ▁marked ▁an ▁init iation ▁to ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Q ur an . ▁Sher w ani ▁was ▁then ▁four ▁years ▁old . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁were ▁taught ▁Pers ian ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁education ▁in ▁rich ▁culture , ▁under ▁a ▁gover ness , ▁F ark h unda ▁Beg am ▁Te her ani , ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁woman ▁who ▁had ▁migr ated ▁to ▁India ▁and ▁who ▁was ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁reading , ▁writing ▁and ▁teaching ▁poetry ▁to ▁her ▁students . ▁Sher w ani ▁learned ▁to ▁write ▁poetry ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁Pers ian ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁Ur du ▁under ▁her ▁tut el age ▁and ▁also ▁obtained ▁knowledge ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁beyond ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁their ▁home ▁in ▁Al ig ar h . ▁When ▁Sher