175th birth anniversary of poet Syed Akbar Hussain, better known as Akbar Illahabadi. One of his most iconic creations was the song "Hungama hain kyun barpa", immortalized in the voice of Ghulam Ali & recently used as the title in an OTT series (1/5) 
There's an interesting backstory to this song. The Muslim League was born in 1906 & voices for a separate Islamic nations began to be heard. Akbar Illahabadi was someone who was vocal against this attitude (2/5)
He was a firm believer in the idea of India and brotherhood among different religions. He was also fond of the tipple & for that, disliked by many of his religion. A whisper campaign thus started that the Congress Party was sponsoring his alcohol (3/5)
The insinuation was that it was a bribe to keep Illahabadi propagating Congress' stance of unified movement. It is said that this immortal creation was Illahabadi's response to this attempt at denigrating his image/integrity (4/5)
Thus go the lyrics:
Why is there so much noise, I've only had a little wine
I haven't looted anyone nor have I stolen anything (translated to English) (5/5)
Why is there so much noise, I've only had a little wine
I haven't looted anyone nor have I stolen anything (translated to English) (5/5)
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