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{{Short description|Indian Urdu poet (1887–1966)}} | |||
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{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | ||
| name = Tilok Chand Mehroom | |||
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| birth_place = [[Mianwali District|Mianwali]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British India]] | |||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|01|06|1887|07|01|df=yes}} | |||
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'''Tilok Chand Mehroom''' (1 July 1887 – 6 January 1966) was an | '''Tilok Chand Mehroom''' (1 July 1887 – 6 January 1966), was an Indian [[Urdu]] poet who was admired not only for his writings but also for his simple lifestyle and evident deep dislike of religious discrimination. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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Mehroom died on 6 January 1966 after an illness of five weeks. | Mehroom died on 6 January 1966 after an illness of five weeks. | ||
[[Jagan Nath Azad]], his son, donated Mehroom's collection of books to the [[Allama Iqbal]] Library, University of Kashmir, where they are now classified as the ''Tilok Chand Mehroom Collection''.<ref>http://www.kashmiruniversity.net/divisions.aspx,</ref> | [[Jagan Nath Azad]], his son, donated Mehroom's collection of books to the [[Allama Iqbal]] Library, University of Kashmir, where they are now classified as the ''Tilok Chand Mehroom Collection''.<ref>http://www.kashmiruniversity.net/divisions.aspx, {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Poetry== | ==Poetry== | ||
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After the death of his beloved wife, Mehroom wrote poems reflecting his disenchantment with the ephemerality of life and the instability of relationships. The most famous of these is Ashk-e-Hasrat (part of his collection entitled Toofan-e-Gham). | After the death of his beloved wife, Mehroom wrote poems reflecting his disenchantment with the ephemerality of life and the instability of relationships. The most famous of these is Ashk-e-Hasrat (part of his collection entitled Toofan-e-Gham). | ||
Mehroom's first major publication was Ganj-e-Ma'ani which contained a rich variety of 175 [[nazm]]s as well as many [[Ruba'i|rubais]], [[qasida]]s, [[sehra (poetry)|sehra]]s, and [[noha]]s. Poets and literary critics like Niaz Fatehpuri, [[Muhammad Iqbal]], [[Firaq Gorakhpuri]], [[Kaifi Azmi]], Josh Malsiani and Ejaz Hussain have admired his poetry.<ref> | Mehroom's first major publication was Ganj-e-Ma'ani which contained a rich variety of 175 [[nazm]]s as well as many [[Ruba'i|rubais]], [[qasida]]s, [[sehra (poetry)|sehra]]s, and [[noha]]s. Poets and literary critics like Niaz Fatehpuri, [[Muhammad Iqbal]], [[Firaq Gorakhpuri]], [[Kaifi Azmi]], Josh Malsiani and Ejaz Hussain have admired his poetry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL5271789A/Tilok_Chand_Mehroom|title=Tilok Chand Mehroom}}</ref> | ||
https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL5271789A/Tilok_Chand_Mehroom</ref> | |||
==Ethics and views== | ==Ethics and views== | ||
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==Honours and awards== | ==Honours and awards== | ||
The annual Sahitya Samaroh (literary convention) of the [[Government of Punjab, India]] dedicated its 1962 session to Mehroom for his "services to literature" and presented him with a robe of honour, a testimonial and a purse | The annual Sahitya Samaroh (literary convention) of the [[Government of Punjab, India]] dedicated its 1962 session to Mehroom for his "services to literature" and presented him with a robe of honour, a testimonial and a purse (Forty-five years earlier, the contemporary Government of Punjab had awarded him a cash prize for his service to literature). | ||
==Famous works== | ==Famous works== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.jagannathazad.info Tilok Chand Mehroom – Life & Work] | * [http://www.jagannathazad.info Tilok Chand Mehroom – Life & Work] | ||
* [http://www.urdunet.com/englishadab/urduadab/biographies/tilok.htm Urdu Adab – Biography – Tilok Chand Mehroom] | * [http://www.urdunet.com/englishadab/urduadab/biographies/tilok.htm Urdu Adab – Biography – Tilok Chand Mehroom] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112181828/http://www.urdunet.com/englishadab/urduadab/biographies/tilok.htm |date=12 November 2018 }} | ||
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