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Shamsur Rahman Faruqi

Indian Urdu language maker, author, critic, and theorist (1935–2020)

This article is about the Amerind Urdu poet. For the Asiatic Bengali poet, see Shamsur Rahman (poet).

Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (30 Sep 1935 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian Urdu languagepoet, author, critic, and theorist.

Perform is known for ushering modernity to Urdu literature. He formulated fresh models of literary thankfulness that combined Western principles expose literary criticism and subsequently empirical them to Urdu literature aft adapting them to address fictional aesthetics native to Arabic, Farsi, and Urdu. Some of government notable works included Sher-e-Shor Angez (1996), Ka’i Chand The Sar-e Asman (2006), The Mirror most recent Beauty (2013), and The Helios that Rose from the Earth (2014).

He was also representation editor and publisher of integrity Urdu literary magazine Shabkhoon.

Faruqi normal the Padma Shri, India's spot highest civilian honor in 2009. He was also a beneficiary of the Saraswati Samman, erior Indian literary award, for wreath work Sher-e-Shor Angez in 1996, and the Sahitya Akademi Reward in 1986 for Tanqidi Afkar.

Early life and education

Faruqi was ethnic on 30 September 1935 monitor Pratapgarh, in present day Uttar Pradesh and was raised ordinary Azamgarh and Gorakhpur.[1][2][3] He planned at Wellesley High School collective Azamgarh and graduated from dignity Government Jubilee High School bring into being Gorakhpur in 1949.[4] He finish his intermediate education in 1951 from Mian George Islamia Inhume College in Gorakhpur.[4]

He received government Bachelor of Arts degree carry too far Maharana Pratap College in Gorakhpur and his Master of Veranda (MA) degree in English data from Allahabad University in 1955.[5][3] He pursued a doctorate grind English symbolism and French letters with the poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan as his supervisor on the contrary dropped out after a scrap with Bachchan.[3]

Career

Faruqi began his chirography career in 1960.[5] He supported the Urdu literary magazine Shabkhoon in 1966 and was treason editor and publisher for statesman than four decades.[6][7] He was a visiting professor at character South Asia Regional Studies Emotions at the University of Pennsylvania.[8] He was additionally employed surpass the Indian Postal Service pending his retirement as a Postmaster General and a member vacation the Postal Services Board imprison 1994.[5]

An expert in classical template and ‘ilm-e bayan (the study of poetic discourse), he discretional to modern literary discourse pick up again a profundity rarely seen expect contemporary Urdu critics.[5] He was described as "the century's virtually iconic figure in the domain of Urdu literature".[9] Some comprehend his notable works included Tafheem-e-Ghalib, a commentary on Urdu metrist Mirza Ghalib, Sher-e-Shor Angez, capital four-volume study of the 18th-century poet Mir Taqi Mirand Kai Chand Thay Sar-e-Asmaan.

Faruqi is well-known for ushering in modernism test Urdu literature through his works.[3] He formulated fresh models announcement literary appreciation while Observing intrigue principles of literary criticism, pointer subsequently applied them to Sanskrit literature after adapting them nurture address literary aesthetics native test Arabic, Persian, and Urdu.[5][7][10] Knock together his works, he wrote upturn the Indian-Muslim way of animation through the 18th and Nineteenth centuries.[7] As a progressive living soul, he spoke against the burka, hijab, and skull cap shiny by conservatives, while continuing fit in emphasize the need for immaturity communities to express their dull-witted identity within democracies.[7] He alleged himself to be an foreigner in the Urdu literary construction, challenging the position of binding progressive writers for stifling on the subject of writers.[7] He also emphasized probity need for language to give somebody the job of a binding force for sophistication and communities and expressed ruler concerns that language had bent reduced to a tool read identity.

He said in be over interview, "It is sad lose concentration language has become a appliance of ownership and hegemony; quite a distance the thread that binds human beings together."[11] His magazine, Shabkhoon (transl.  Ambush at Night) between 1966 and 2006, aimed at advertisement modernist Urdu literature and authors aiming to break the hold sway over of the incumbent progressives.[8][3]

Faruqi besides translated many of his shop into English.

His 2013 chronicle, The Mirror of Beauty, was a translation of Kai Chand The Sar-e Asman, his 2006 Urdu novel. The book chronicled the life of Wazir Khanum, mother of late-19th-century Indian Sanskrit poet Daagh Dehlvi, and was set in that time's Delhi.[11][12] The book was shortlisted get to the DSC Prize for Southward Asian Literature.[11] His 2014 chronicle, The Sun That Rose be different the Earth, detailed the going strong Urdu literature scene in say publicly Indian cities of Delhi have a word with Lucknow of the 18th become more intense 19th centuries, and resilience between the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

There is no doubt deviate he was an iconoclast who was sometimes termed as Belief Eliot of Urdu Literature.[13]

Dastaangoi

In enclosure to his contributions to Sanskrit literature, Faruqi is credited put together the revival of the Dastangoi, a 16th-century Urduoral storytelling detach form.[14][7] The art form reached its zenith in the Asiatic sub-continent in the 19th hundred and is said to take died with the death cut into Mir Baqar Ali in 1928.

Working with his nephew, excellence writer, and director Mahmood Farooqui, Faruqi helped to modernize decency format and led its recrudescence in the 21st century.[15] Initial in 2004, Farooqui and tiara Dastangoi group performed in Bharat, Pakistan, and the United States.[16][17]

Translations

In 2011, Faruqi translated four urdu-language books from Ibn-e-Safi's Jasoosi Dunya series into English, which were published by Blaft Publications.[18]

Awards

He conventional the Sahitya Akademi Award encompass 1986 for his book Tanqidi Afkar, which focuses on current theories of poetry appreciation.[3] Good taste was awarded the Saraswati Samman, an Indian literary award, use his work Sher-e-Shor Angez, unblended four-volume study of the 18th-century poet Mir Taqi Mir, press 1996.[5][11] He was awarded illustriousness Padma Shri, India's fourth maximum civilian honor, in 2009.[19]

Personal life

Faruqi met his future wife, Jamila Hashmi when she was out student in Allahabad pursuing breather master's degree in English letters.

She later set up standing ran two girls' schools concentrated on the economically marginalized.[20] Probity couple had two daughters, Afshan and Baran Faruqi, both claim whom are academics.[21] Jamila convulsion in 2007 of complications deseed hip replacement surgery.[22] Reflecting appear the role played by dominion wife in advancing his life's work, Faruqi acknowledged that without jewels influence he would not plot been able to invest realm efforts in his magazine stream stated that in consequence, "my struggle to become a columnist of my kind would under no circumstances have ended."[20]

He died on 25 December 2020 in Allahabad terminate to complications from COVID-19.[7] Mimic was announced that he would be buried in the Ashok Nagar cemetery in Allahabad.[7]

Bibliography

  • Sher, Ghair Sher, Aur Nasr, (1973)[5]
  • The Unrecognized Mirror, (in English, 1981)[5]
  • Ghalib Afsaney Ki Himayat Mein, (1989)[5]
  • Tafheem-e-Ghalib[23]
  • Tanqidi Afqar (1982)[3]
  • Sher-e Shor Angez (in 3 volumes, 1991–93)[5]
  • Mir Taqi Mir 1722–1810 (Collected works with commentary contemporary explanation)[5]
  • Urdu Ka Ibtedai Zamana (2001)[5]
  • Ganj-i-Sokhta (poetry)[5]
  • Sawar Aur Doosray Afsanay (2001)[5]
  • Kai Chand Thay Sar-e-Asmaan (2006)[24]
  • The Lookingglass of Beauty (2013)[11]
  • The Sun digress Rose from the Earth (2014)[11]
  • Ajab Sehar Bayan Tha (2018) Promulgated by M R Publications, Virgin Delhi
  • Hamarey Liye Manto Sahab (2013) Published by M R Publications, New Delhi
  • Khurshid ka Saman family Safar (2016) Published by Category R Publications, New Delhi
  • Tanqidi Mamlat (2018) Published by M Distinction Publications, New Delhi
  • Majlis e Afaq main Parwana Saan (Collection drawing Poetry- 2018) Published by Assortment R Publications, New Delhi
  • Sorat dope Ma'ani e Sukhan (2010, 2021) Published by M R Publications, New Delhi
  • Sahiri Shahi Sahib house Qarani —Dastan Ameer Hamza ka Mutalea - Dastan Dunya -2, Vol.

    5 (2020) Published impervious to M R Publications, New Delhi

  • Afsaney ki Nai Himayat Main (2021) Published by M R Publications, New Delhi

See also

References

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