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'''Rahman Abbas''' (born 30 January 1972) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] fiction writer and the recipient of the India's highest literary Award ''[[Sahitya Akademi Award]]'' for his novel ''[[Rohzin]]'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/sahitya-akademi-awards-2018-announced-5481422/|title=Sahitya Akademi announces winners in 24 languages|date=6 December 2018|publisher=|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="uniindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/sahitya-akademi-awards-for-2018-announced/india/news/1427020.html|website=uniindia.com|title=Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2018 announced|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siasat.com/news/sahitya-akademi-announces-2018-awards-24-languages-rahman-abbas-bags-urdu-award-1442303/|title=Sahitya Akademi announces 2018 awards in 24 languages, Rahman Abbas bags Urdu award|date=6 December 2018|publisher=|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref> His is also the recipient of the two State Academy Awards for his third and fourth novels respectively i.e. ''Hide and Seek in the Shadow of God'' (2011) and the ''[[Rohzin]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scholarsimpact.com/urdu/?p=3553|title=رحمن عباس کے ناول ’روحزن‘ کو ریاستی اکیڈمی کا انعام|first=ڈاکٹر محمد راغب|last=دیشمکھ|date=6 November 2017|publisher=|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="epaperlokmat">{{cite web|url=http://epaperlokmat.in/sub-editions/Hello%20Mumbai/2017-11-04/4#Article/LOK_HMUM_20171104_4_8/522px|title=Lokmat Hello Mumbai Newspaper &#124; Hello Mumbai: Marathi Epaper &#124; Hello Mumbai: Online Marathi Epaper &#124;Hello Mumbai Daily Marathi Epaper &#124; लोकमत वृत्तपत्रे|website=epaperlokmat.in|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref> He is the only Indian novelist whose work in German has received a LitProm Grant funded by the [[German Federal Foreign Office]] and the Swiss-South Cultural Fund.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.litprom.de/foerderung/uebersetzungsfoerderung/informationen/|title=Willkommen / LitProm|trans-title=|website=www.litprom.de|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boersenblatt.net/artikel-__bersetzungsfoerderung_durch_litprom.1427896.html|title=Übersetzungsförderung durch Litprom / Zuschuss für zwölf Verlage|website=www.boersenblatt.net|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref> He writes in [[Urdu]] and in [[English language|English]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ikokani.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=221:br-rahman-abbas-bags-national-award-for-urdu-literature&catid=909:kokan-news&Itemid=98|title= Urdu Literature Award}}</ref> Abbas has master's degrees in [[Urdu literature|Urdu]] and [[English literature]] from [[Mumbai University]].<ref name="rahmanabbas">{{cite web|url=http://rahmanabbas.in/|website=rahmanabbas.in|title=rahmanabbas.in/|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref> His novels deal with themes of forbidden politics and love.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/forbidden-politics-love/|title=Of forbidden politics and love|author=TNS Editor|work=TNS - The News on Sunday}}</ref>
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The largest online reading portal Rekhta has stated that Rahman Abbas is one of the most read Urdu novelists. <ref>https://www.qaumiawaz.com/national/do-you-know-which-book-was-read-the-most-on-rekhta-in-2020</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|01|30}}
Pakistani author [[Mustansar Hussain Tarar]] stated that Rahman's latest novel ''[[Rohzin]]'' is a fearless creative narration. Professor [[Gopi Chand Narang|Gopichand Narang]], former president of [[Sahitya Akademi|Sahitya Academy]], called ''Rohzin'' a turning point in the history of Urdu novels.<ref name="kitaab.org">{{cite web|url=https://kitaab.org/2018/05/12/rohzin-first-urdu-novel-to-be-discussed-across-cities-in-germany/|title=Rohzin: First Urdu novel to be discussed in Germany|first=Sucharita|last=Dutta-Asane|date=12 May 2018|publisher=|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/writers-and-thinkers-should-speak-up/article8409048.ece|title=‘Writers and thinkers should speak up’|first=ZIYA US|last=SALAM|website=Frontline|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://siasat-pk.com/showthread.php?27956-Rohzin-A-Novel-by-Rahman-Abbas-Password-Ep91|title=Rohzin, A Novel by Rahman Abbas. Password Ep91|website=siasat-pk.com|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://theindianawaaz.com/rohzin-a-monologue-to-soul/|title=Rohzin: A monologue to soul - The Indian Awaaz|publisher=|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="tscmc">{{cite web|url=http://www.tscmc.in/cmcdiarie/cmcevening-rohzin/|title=Best Digital Marketing & Photography Institute in Mulund,Mumbai|website=TSCMC|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>
| notable_works = {{ublist|''[[Ek Mamnua Muhabbat Ki Kahani]]''|''[[ Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi]]''|''[[Rohzin]]''|''[[Zindeeq]]''}}
| alma_mater = [[University of Mumbai]]
| awards = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]
}}
 
'''Rahman Abbas''' (born 30 January 1972) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] fiction writer and the recipient of the India's highest literary Award ''[[Sahitya Akademi Award]]'' for his novel ''[[Rohzin]]'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/sahitya-akademi-awards-2018-announced-5481422/|title=Sahitya Akademi announces winners in 24 languages|date=6 December 2018|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="uniindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/sahitya-akademi-awards-for-2018-announced/india/news/1427020.html|website=uniindia.com|title=Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2018 announced|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rasia|date=6 December 2018|title=Sahitya Akademi announces 2018 awards in 24 languages, Rahman Abbas bags Urdu award|url=https://www.siasat.com/news/sahitya-akademi-announces-2018-awards-24-languages-rahman-abbas-bags-urdu-award-1442303/|url-status=live|access-date=5 January 2019|website=[[The Siasat Daily]]}}</ref> He is also the recipient of the two State Academy Awards for his third and fourth novels respectively i.e. ''Hide and Seek in the Shadow of God'' (2011) and the ''[[Rohzin]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scholarsimpact.com/urdu/?p=3553|title=رحمن عباس کے ناول 'روحزن' کو ریاستی اکیڈمی کا انعام|first=ڈاکٹر محمد راغب|last=دیشمکھ|date=6 November 2017|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="epaperlokmat">{{cite web|url=http://epaperlokmat.in/sub-editions/Hello%20Mumbai/2017-11-04/4#Article/LOK_HMUM_20171104_4_8/522px|title=Lokmat Hello Mumbai Newspaper &#124; Hello Mumbai: Marathi Epaper &#124; Hello Mumbai: Online Marathi Epaper &#124;Hello Mumbai Daily Marathi Epaper &#124; लोकमत वृत्तपत्रे|website=epaperlokmat.in|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref> He is the only Indian novelist whose work in German has received a LitProm Grant funded by the [[German Federal Foreign Office]] and the Swiss-South Cultural Fund.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.litprom.de/foerderung/uebersetzungsfoerderung/informationen/|title=Willkommen / LitProm|trans-title=|website=litprom.de|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boersenblatt.net/artikel-__bersetzungsfoerderung_durch_litprom.1427896.html|title=Übersetzungsförderung durch Litprom / Zuschuss für zwölf Verlage|website=boersenblatt.net|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref> He writes in [[Urdu]] and in [[English language|English]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ikokani.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=221:br-rahman-abbas-bags-national-award-for-urdu-literature&catid=909:kokan-news&Itemid=98|title= Urdu Literature Award}}</ref> His novels deal with themes of forbidden politics and love.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/forbidden-politics-love/|title=Of forbidden politics and love|author=TNS Editor|work=TNS - The News on Sunday}}</ref>
 
The largest online reading portal Rekhta has stated that Rahman Abbas is one of the most read Urdu novelists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qaumiawaz.com/national/do-you-know-which-book-was-read-the-most-on-rekhta-in-2020|title=کیا آپ جانتے ہیں 'ریختہ' پر 2020 میں سب سے زیادہ کون سی کتاب پڑھی گئی؟|date=31 December 2020}}</ref>


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
Rahman Abbas is author of seven books including four novels: ''Nakhalistan Ki Talash'' (The Search of an Oasis-2004), ''[[Ek Mamnua Muhabbat Ki Kahani]]''<ref name="en.wikipedia.org">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ek_Mamnua_Muhabbat_ki_Kahani|title=Ek Mamnua Muhabbat Ki Kahani|website=Wikipedia|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=October 2020}} (A Forbidden Love Story-2009), ''Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi'' (Hide and Seek in the Shadow of God-2011), and ''Rohzin'' (The Melancholy of the Soul-2016).<ref name="kitaab.org"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/books/rahman-abbas-english-writers-enjoy-more-freedom-than-us|title=Rahman Abbas: ‘English writers enjoy more freedom than us’|website=OPEN Magazine|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref>
Abbas has master's degrees in [[Urdu literature|Urdu]] and [[English literature]] from [[University of Mumbai]].<ref name="rahmanabbas">{{cite web|title=rahmanabbas.in/|url=http://rahmanabbas.in/|website=rahmanabbas.in|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>
 
Rahman Abbas is author of nine books including five novels: ''Nakhalistan Ki Talash'' (The Search of an Oasis-2004), ''[[Ek Mamnua Muhabbat Ki Kahani]]'' (A Forbidden Love Story-2009), ''Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi'' (Hide and Seek in the Shadow of God-2011), ''Rohzin'' (The Melancholy of the Soul-2016). and ''Zindeeq'' (Heretic). <ref name="kitaab.org">{{cite web|last=Dutta-Asane|first=Sucharita|date=12 May 2018|title=Rohzin: First Urdu novel to be discussed in Germany|url=https://kitaab.org/2018/05/12/rohzin-first-urdu-novel-to-be-discussed-across-cities-in-germany/|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/books/rahman-abbas-english-writers-enjoy-more-freedom-than-us|title=Rahman Abbas: 'English writers enjoy more freedom than us'|website=OPEN Magazine|date=21 September 2018 |access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://dialoguetimes.com/zindeeq-interprets-the-dreams-of-the-future-dr-shahid-iqbal-kamran/?fbclid=IwAR1FfvG8mVMuoikUzTuL7YkekWghopoTtfd60Ka552LqdAxunfC4n29Ci6c | title=Zindeeq-Interprets the Dreams of the Future: Dr Shahid Iqbal Kamran | date=25 February 2022 }}</ref>
 
Rahman's first novel is ''Nakhalistan Ki Talash'' (Search of an Oasis) published in 2004. The fundamentalists had alleged that the novel is an obscene book. He was arrested and had to spend a few days at [[Arthur Road Jail]]. However, he was subsequently acquitted by the court in 2016.<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-urdu-author-bags-sahitya-akademi-award/articleshow/66980767.cms|title=Mumbai Urdu author bags Sahitya Akademi award - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nair|first=Rohini|date=11 September 2016|title=A colonial era law was used against Urdu writer Rahman Abbas; 10 years later, he's finally free|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/a-colonial-era-law-was-used-against-urdu-writer-rahman-abbas-10-years-later-hes-finally-free-2998022.html|url-status=live|access-date=5 January 2019|website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref> ''Nakhlistan Ki Talash'' had created a storm in the conservative Urdu literary circles, and Rahman resigned from his post as lecturer in a junior college in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="bbcurdu2005">{{cite web|last=Roy|first=Anwar Sen|date=29 December 2005|title=|script-title=ur:اردو فکشن 2005: دو متنازعہ کتابیں|trans-title=Urdu fiction 2005: two controversial books|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/miscellaneous/story/2005/12/051228_fictionurdu_2005_sen.shtml|url-status=live|work=bbc.co.uk|language=Urdu}}</ref> The novel tells the story of a young educated Muslim man whose increasing alienation in a post-1992 Mumbai leads him to a Kashmiri militant organization. He finds his cultural identity blurred during the rise of the right-wing and hate-filled politics in India at the turn of the century. He tries to demonstrate his identity and historic self, ultimately leading to his tragic and mysterious end.<ref>{{cite web|title=The great divide {{ndash}} 'The hardliners are getting marginalised by the day'|date=12 September 2004|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040912/asp/opinion/story_3747293.asp}}</ref>
 
He won the state [[Sahitya Akademi]] Award in 2011 for his third [[didactic]] novel ''Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi''. He returned the award in 2015 when major Indian writers and artists had protested against the 'wave of intolerance in Indian society' triggered by the right-wing politics'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dadri-lynching-urdu-writer-rahman-abbas-to-return-award-in-protest-2133083|title=Dadri lynching: Urdu writer Rahman Abbas to return award in protest|date=9 October 2015|website=dna|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/urdu-writer-joins-protest-to-return-prize/article7740137.ece|title=Urdu writer joins protest, to return prize|first=Rini|last=Mukkath|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 October 2015|access-date=5 January 2019|via=thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/novelist-sara-joseph-returns-akademi-award-says-intolerance-is-visible-everywhere/20151010.htm|title=Novelist Sara Joseph returns Akademi Award; says intolerance is visible everywhere|website=Rediff|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref>


Rahman's first novel is ''Nakhalistan Ki Talash'' (Search of an Oasis) published in 2004. The fundamentalists had alleged that the novel is an obscene book. He was arrested and had to spend a few days at Arthur Road Jail. However, he was subsequently acquitted by the court in 2016.<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-urdu-author-bags-sahitya-akademi-award/articleshow/66980767.cms|title=Mumbai Urdu author bags Sahitya Akademi award - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/a-colonial-era-law-was-used-against-urdu-writer-rahman-abbas-10-years-later-hes-finally-free-2998022.html|title=A colonial era law was used against Urdu writer Rahman Abbas; 10 years later, he's finally free|website=Firstpost|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-urdu-author-bags-sahitya-akademi-award/articleshow/66980767.cms|title=Mumbai Urdu author bags Sahitya Akademi award - Times of India|website=The Times of India|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref>
== Critical reputation ==
''Nakhlistan Ki Talash'' had created a storm in the conservative Urdu literary circles, and Rahman resigned from his post as lecturer in a junior college in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="bbcurdu2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/miscellaneous/story/2005/12/051228_fictionurdu_2005_sen.shtml|script-title=ur:اردو فکشن 2005: دو متنازعہ کتابیں|work=bbc.co.uk|trans-title=Urdu fiction 2005: two controversial books|language=Urdu}}</ref> The novel tells the story of a young educated Muslim man whose increasing alienation in a post-1992 Mumbai leads him to a Kashmiri militant organization. He finds his cultural identity blurred during the rise of the right-wing and hate-filled politics in India at the turn of the century. He tries to demonstrate his identity and historic self, ultimately leading to his tragic and mysterious end.<ref>{{cite web|title=The great divide {{ndash}} 'The hardliners are getting marginalised by the day'|date=12 September 2004|work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040912/asp/opinion/story_3747293.asp}}</ref>
Pakistani author [[Mustansar Hussain Tarar]] stated that Rahman's latest novel ''[[Rohzin]]'' is a fearless creative narration. Professor [[Gopi Chand Narang|Gopichand Narang]], former president of [[Sahitya Akademi|Sahitya Academy]], called ''Rohzin'' a turning point in the history of Urdu novels.<ref name="kitaab.org" /><ref>{{cite web|last=SALAM|first=ZIYA US|title=Writers and thinkers should speak up|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/writers-and-thinkers-should-speak-up/article8409048.ece|access-date=5 January 2019|website=Frontline|date=30 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rohzin, A Novel by Rahman Abbas. Password Ep91|url=http://siasat-pk.com/showthread.php?27956-Rohzin-A-Novel-by-Rahman-Abbas-Password-Ep91|access-date=5 January 2019|website=siasat-pk.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rohzin: A monologue to soul - The Indian Awaaz|date=23 May 2016|url=http://theindianawaaz.com/rohzin-a-monologue-to-soul/|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="tscmc">{{cite web|title=Best Digital Marketing & Photography Institute in Mulund,Mumbai|url=http://www.tscmc.in/cmcdiarie/cmcevening-rohzin/|website=TSCMC|accessdate=15 June 2020}}</ref>
He won the state [[Sahitya Akademi]] Award in 2011 for his third [[didactic]] novel ''Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi''. He returned the award in 2015 when major Indian writers and artists had protested against the 'wave of intolerance in Indian society' triggered by the right-wing politics'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dadri-lynching-urdu-writer-rahman-abbas-to-return-award-in-protest-2133083|title=Dadri lynching: Urdu writer Rahman Abbas to return award in protest|date=9 October 2015|website=dna|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/urdu-writer-joins-protest-to-return-prize/article7740137.ece|title=Urdu writer joins protest, to return prize|first=Rini|last=Mukkath|date=9 October 2015|publisher=|access-date=5 January 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/novelist-sara-joseph-returns-akademi-award-says-intolerance-is-visible-everywhere/20151010.htm|title=Novelist Sara Joseph returns Akademi Award; says intolerance is visible everywhere|website=Rediff|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref>


==Awards and honours==
==Awards and honours==
* 2011 Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Akademy Award for ''Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dadri-incident-urdu-writer-rahman-abbas-to-return-award-in-protest/articleshow/49286621.cms|title=Dadri incident: Urdu writer Rahman Abbas to return award in protest|date=9 October 2015|publisher=|access-date=5 January 2019|via=The Economic Times}}</ref>
* 2011 Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Akademy Award for ''Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dadri-incident-urdu-writer-rahman-abbas-to-return-award-in-protest/articleshow/49286621.cms|title=Dadri incident: Urdu writer Rahman Abbas to return award in protest|date=9 October 2015|access-date=5 January 2019|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref>
* 2017 Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Akademy Award for ''Rohzin'',<ref name="indiatimes.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cafedissensusblog.com/2018/05/10/rahman-abbas-rohzin-first-urdu-novel-to-be-discussed-in-germany/|title=Rahman Abbas’ ‘Rohzin’: First Urdu novel to be discussed in Germany|first=Create a free website or blog at|last=WordPress.com|date=10 May 2018|publisher=|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref>
* 2017 Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Akademy Award for ''Rohzin''<ref name="indiatimes.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cafedissensusblog.com/2018/05/10/rahman-abbas-rohzin-first-urdu-novel-to-be-discussed-in-germany/|title=Rahman Abbas' 'Rohzin': First Urdu novel to be discussed in Germany|first=Create a free website or blog at|last=WordPress.com|date=10 May 2018|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref>
* 2018 Main [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for ''[[Rohzin]]''<ref name="indiatimes.com"/>
* 2018 Main [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for ''[[Rohzin]]''<ref name="indiatimes.com"/>


==Works==
==Works==
* ''Nakhalistan Ki Talash'' [The Search of an Oasis], (Novel-2004)
* ''Nakhalistan Ki Talash'' [The Search of an Oasis], (Novel-2004)
* ''[[Ek Mamnua Muhabbat Ki Kahani]]'',<ref name="en.wikipedia.org"/> [A Forbidden Love Story], (Novel-2009)
* ''[[Ek Mamnua Muhabbat Ki Kahani]]'', [A Forbidden Love Story], (Novel-2009)
* ''Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi'' [Hide and Seek in the Shadow of God] (Novel-2011)
* ''Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi'' [Hide and Seek in the Shadow of God] (Novel-2011)
* ''[[Rohzin ]]'' [The Melancholy of the Soul], (novel-2016)
* ''[[Rohzin]]'' [The Melancholy of the Soul], (novel-2016)
* ''[[Zindeeq]]'' [Atheist or Apostate], First published by Arshia Publications, New Delhi in November 2021, Pakistani Edition was published by Aks Publication <ref>https://www.akspublications.com/product/zinqeed-%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%af%db%8c%d9%82/</ref> in January 2022. Zindeeq is a dystopian novel that seriously dealt with the rise of religious extremism in subcontinent India and Pakistan. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://kitaab.org/2022/03/07/literary-news-reception-of-zindeeq-in-india-and-pakistan-a-large-canvas-novel-by-rahman-abbas/ | title=Literary News: Reception of Zindeeq in India and Pakistan - A large canvas novel by Rahman Abbas | date=7 March 2022 }}</ref>


A trilogy of his early writing, entitled ''Teen Novels'' ({{ISBN|978-93-81029-29-9}}), was published in 2013 by Arshia Publication.
A trilogy of his early writing, entitled ''Teen Novels'' ({{ISBN|978-93-81029-29-9}}), was published in 2013 by Arshia Publication.


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Rahman Abbas (born 30 January 1972) is an Indian fiction writer and the recipient of the India's highest literary Award Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Rohzin in 2018.[1][2][3] He is also the recipient of the two State Academy Awards for his third and fourth novels respectively i.e. Hide and Seek in the Shadow of God (2011) and the Rohzin in 2017.[4][5] He is the only Indian novelist whose work in German has received a LitProm Grant funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and the Swiss-South Cultural Fund.[6][7] He writes in Urdu and in English.[8] His novels deal with themes of forbidden politics and love.[9]

Rahman Abbas
Born (1972-01-30) 30 January 1972 (age 53)
Alma materUniversity of Mumbai
Notable works
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award

The largest online reading portal Rekhta has stated that Rahman Abbas is one of the most read Urdu novelists.[10]

Life and careerEdit

Abbas has master's degrees in Urdu and English literature from University of Mumbai.[11]

Rahman Abbas is author of nine books including five novels: Nakhalistan Ki Talash (The Search of an Oasis-2004), Ek Mamnua Muhabbat Ki Kahani (A Forbidden Love Story-2009), Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi (Hide and Seek in the Shadow of God-2011), Rohzin (The Melancholy of the Soul-2016). and Zindeeq (Heretic). [12][13] [14]

Rahman's first novel is Nakhalistan Ki Talash (Search of an Oasis) published in 2004. The fundamentalists had alleged that the novel is an obscene book. He was arrested and had to spend a few days at Arthur Road Jail. However, he was subsequently acquitted by the court in 2016.[15][16] Nakhlistan Ki Talash had created a storm in the conservative Urdu literary circles, and Rahman resigned from his post as lecturer in a junior college in Mumbai.[17] The novel tells the story of a young educated Muslim man whose increasing alienation in a post-1992 Mumbai leads him to a Kashmiri militant organization. He finds his cultural identity blurred during the rise of the right-wing and hate-filled politics in India at the turn of the century. He tries to demonstrate his identity and historic self, ultimately leading to his tragic and mysterious end.[18]

He won the state Sahitya Akademi Award in 2011 for his third didactic novel Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi. He returned the award in 2015 when major Indian writers and artists had protested against the 'wave of intolerance in Indian society' triggered by the right-wing politics'.[19][20][21]

Critical reputationEdit

Pakistani author Mustansar Hussain Tarar stated that Rahman's latest novel Rohzin is a fearless creative narration. Professor Gopichand Narang, former president of Sahitya Academy, called Rohzin a turning point in the history of Urdu novels.[12][22][23][24][25]

Awards and honoursEdit

WorksEdit

  • Nakhalistan Ki Talash [The Search of an Oasis], (Novel-2004)
  • Ek Mamnua Muhabbat Ki Kahani, [A Forbidden Love Story], (Novel-2009)
  • Khuda Ke Saaye Mein Ankh Micholi [Hide and Seek in the Shadow of God] (Novel-2011)
  • Rohzin [The Melancholy of the Soul], (novel-2016)
  • Zindeeq [Atheist or Apostate], First published by Arshia Publications, New Delhi in November 2021, Pakistani Edition was published by Aks Publication [28] in January 2022. Zindeeq is a dystopian novel that seriously dealt with the rise of religious extremism in subcontinent India and Pakistan. [29]

A trilogy of his early writing, entitled Teen Novels (ISBN 978-93-81029-29-9), was published in 2013 by Arshia Publication.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi announces winners in 24 languages". 6 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2018 announced". uniindia.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Rasia (6 December 2018). "Sahitya Akademi announces 2018 awards in 24 languages, Rahman Abbas bags Urdu award". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 5 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ دیشمکھ, ڈاکٹر محمد راغب (6 November 2017). "رحمن عباس کے ناول 'روحزن' کو ریاستی اکیڈمی کا انعام". Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Lokmat Hello Mumbai Newspaper | Hello Mumbai: Marathi Epaper | Hello Mumbai: Online Marathi Epaper |Hello Mumbai Daily Marathi Epaper | लोकमत वृत्तपत्रे". epaperlokmat.in. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Willkommen / LitProm". litprom.de. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Übersetzungsförderung durch Litprom / Zuschuss für zwölf Verlage". boersenblatt.net. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Urdu Literature Award".
  9. ↑ TNS Editor. "Of forbidden politics and love". TNS - The News on Sunday. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  10. ↑ "کیا آپ جانتے ہیں 'ریختہ' پر 2020 میں سب سے زیادہ کون سی کتاب پڑھی گئی؟". 31 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "rahmanabbas.in/". rahmanabbas.in. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Dutta-Asane, Sucharita (12 May 2018). "Rohzin: First Urdu novel to be discussed in Germany". Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Rahman Abbas: 'English writers enjoy more freedom than us'". OPEN Magazine. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Zindeeq-Interprets the Dreams of the Future: Dr Shahid Iqbal Kamran". 25 February 2022.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Mumbai Urdu author bags Sahitya Akademi award - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  16. ↑ Nair, Rohini (11 September 2016). "A colonial era law was used against Urdu writer Rahman Abbas; 10 years later, he's finally free". Firstpost. Retrieved 5 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ Roy, Anwar Sen (29 December 2005). اردو فکشن 2005: دو متنازعہ کتابیں [Urdu fiction 2005: two controversial books]. bbc.co.uk (in Urdu).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ↑ "The great divide – 'The hardliners are getting marginalised by the day'". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 12 September 2004.
  19. ↑ "Dadri lynching: Urdu writer Rahman Abbas to return award in protest". dna. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  20. ↑ Mukkath, Rini (9 October 2015). "Urdu writer joins protest, to return prize". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 January 2019 – via thehindu.com.
  21. ↑ "Novelist Sara Joseph returns Akademi Award; says intolerance is visible everywhere". Rediff. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  22. ↑ SALAM, ZIYA US (30 March 2016). "Writers and thinkers should speak up". Frontline. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  23. ↑ "Rohzin, A Novel by Rahman Abbas. Password Ep91". siasat-pk.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  24. ↑ "Rohzin: A monologue to soul - The Indian Awaaz". 23 May 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  25. ↑ "Best Digital Marketing & Photography Institute in Mulund,Mumbai". TSCMC. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  26. ↑ "Dadri incident: Urdu writer Rahman Abbas to return award in protest". The Economic Times. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  27. ↑ WordPress.com, Create a free website or blog at (10 May 2018). "Rahman Abbas' 'Rohzin': First Urdu novel to be discussed in Germany". Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  28. ↑ https://www.akspublications.com/product/zinqeed-%d8%b2%d9%86%d8%af%db%8c%d9%82/
  29. ↑ "Literary News: Reception of Zindeeq in India and Pakistan - A large canvas novel by Rahman Abbas". 7 March 2022.
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