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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Urdu poet, great critic, scholar, writer, translator}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Asar Lakhnavi<br />
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| birth_name = Mirza Jafar Ali Khan<br />
| birth_date = 12 July 1885<br />
| birth_place = Katra Abu Tarab, [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]] (now in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India)<br />
| death_date = 6 June 1967<br />
| death_place = Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
| occupation = Urdu poet, critic, scholar, writer, translator, civil servant<br />
| other_names = (pen name) Asar<br />
| education = B.A., [[Canning College, Lucknow]] (1906)<br />
| known_for = Ghazals and nazms in Urdu; critical essays and scholarly works<br />
| notable_works = Chhan Been (collection of essays), Anees Ki Marsiya Nigari, Farhang-e-Asar, Mutala-e-Ghalib<br />
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mirza''' '''Jafar Ali Khan'''<ref name="Amar Ujala" /> (12 July 1885<ref name="Zeenews">{{Cite web |title=तुम्हारा हुस्न आराइश तुम्हारी सादगी ज़ेवर, तुम्हें कोई ज़रूरत ही नहीं बनने सँवरने की |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zeesalaam/news/asar-lakhnavi-poetry-hindi-urdu-poetry-by-asar-lakhnavi/2209459 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=[[Zee News|Zee News Hindi]] |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="Amar Ujala">{{Cite web |title='असर' लखनवी के 10 चुनिंदा शेर... |url=https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/kavya-charcha/best-hindi-shayari-of-asar-lakhnavi |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=[[Amar Ujala]] |language=hi}}</ref> – 6 June 1967), better known as '''Asar Lakhnavi''', was an Urdu poet, civil servant, critic, scholar, writer, translator who belonged from [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He wrote [[Urdu]] [[ghazals]] and [[nazm]]s under the [[pen name]] ([[takhallus]]) "Asar".<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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=== Early life and education ===<br />
Asar Lakhnavi was born on 12 July 1885, in the neighborhood of Katra Abu Tarab in [[Lucknow]].{{sfn|Khawer|2011|p=18}} His ancestor, Hakim Muhammad Shafi, a physician, came to [[Akbarabad, Uttar Pradesh|Akbarabad]] from [[Isfahan]]. After staying for a while, Shafi moved to [[Faizabad]]{{sfn|Varma|2013|p=2021}} and served as a physician in the court of [[Shuja-ud-Daula|Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula]].{{sfn|Khawer|1977|p=16}} Lakhnavi birth name was Mirza Jafar Ali Khan. He completed his early education at home. After passing the entrance examination in 1902, he got admission in [[Canning College, Lucknow|Canning College Lucknow]] and he received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree from Canning College in 1906.{{sfn|Khawer|1977|p=17-18}}<br />
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=== Career ===<br />
[[File:Sanad of Asar Lakhnawi.jpg|alt=Sanad of Asar Lakhnawi|thumb|certificate of title ''Khan Bahadur'']]<br />
In 1909, he was appointed deputy collector in the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]] served till 1935 and after that he was promoted as collector from 1937 to 1940.<ref name="rekhta">{{Cite web |title=Asar Lakhnavi|url=https://www.rekhta.org/poets/asar-lakhnavi/profile?lang=ur |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=[[Rekhta (website)|Rekhta]] |language=ur}}</ref> Lakhnavi worked on many important government positions including deputy collector. He retired in 1940 from civil service. After the retirement, he held the posts of Home Minister and Education Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.<ref name="Zeenews" /> He was given the title of ''Khan Bahadur'' by [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon]], [[Viceroy and Governor-General of India|viceroy and governor general of India]] in January 1936. In 1962, he was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] (third-highest [[Indian honours system|civilian award]] of the [[India|Republic of India]]) by [[Government of India]].<ref name="Amar Ujala" /> for his literary works including the poetic translation of Bhagwat Gita. According to [[Malik Ram]], Asar also served as minister for revenue and later on as prime minister in the State of Kashmir for quite some time.<ref name="dawn">{{Cite web |last=Parekh |first=Rauf |date=2019-06-10 |title=Literary Notes: Linguistic purism, Urdu and Asar Lakhnavi |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1487152 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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He was felicitated by Uttar Pradesh government with Ghalib award for his Urdu dictionary Farhang e Asar.<br />
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== Writings ==<br />
He wrote several books in Urdu language.<ref name="rekhta" /><br />
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He has three Diwans of Ghazals in his name<br />
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1.Asaristan<br />
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2.Baharan<br />
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3.Nau Baharan<br />
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In Urdu criticism, his collection of essays 'Chhan been', '[[Mir Anees|Anees]] Ki Marsiya Nigari', 'Farhang - e - Asar'<ref name="dawn" /> and 'Mutala e Ghalib'.<br />
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* {{Cite book |last=Lakhnavi |first=Mirza Jafar Ali Khan Asar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HzT4uQEACAAJ |title=Asar ke tanqidi mazamin |date= |publisher=Nizami Pres Buk Ijansi |language=ur}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Lakhnavi |first=Asar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=if0I0QEACAAJ |title=Intekhaab-e-Kalaam Asar Lakhnavi: (Urdu Poetry Collection) |date=2024-12-22 |publisher=Taemeer Publications |isbn=978-93-6908-660-3 |language=ur}}<br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died on 6 June 1967 in Lucknow at the age of 81.{{sfn|Dalvi|2004|p=65}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Work cited ===<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Dalvi |first=Abdus Sattar |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/iqbal-ka-ek-mamdooh-bhartari-hari-abdus-sattar-dalvi-ebooks?lang=ur |title=Iqbal ka ek mamdooh bhartari- hari |publisher=Dairatul Adab, Mumbai |year=2004 |location=[[Mumbai]] |pages=65 |language=Urdu}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Khawer |first=Mahmood |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/asar-lakhnavi-shakhsiyat-aur-fan-mahmood-khawer-ebooks |title=Asar Lakhnavi Shakhsiyat Aur Fan |publisher=Shalimar Publications |year=2011 |location=[[Karachi]]|language=ur |trans-title=Asar Lakhnavi: Personality and Contribution}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Varma |first=Diljeet |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/asar-lukhnavi-ki-nasari-khidmaat-ay2k-diljeet-varma-ebooks |title=Asar Lakhnavi Ki Nasari Khidmaat |publisher=Educational Publishing House |year=2013 |isbn=978-93-5073-167-3 |location=[[Delhi]] |language=ur |trans-title=The Prose Contribution of Asar Lakhnavi}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Khawer |first=Mahmood |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/asar-lucknowi-hayat-aur-karname-ebooks |title=Asar Lakhnavi Shakhsiyat Aur Karname|publisher=Shalimar Publications |year=1977|location=[[Hyderabad]]|language=ur |trans-title=Asar Lakhnavi: Personality and Achievements}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.rekhta.org/poets/asar-lakhnavi/all Asar Lakhnavi] at [[Rekhta (website)|Rekhta]]<br />
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{{Padma Bhushan Award Recipients 1960–1969}}<br />
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