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| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British Raj]] | | birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British Raj|British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|05|27|1936|07|15}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|05|27|1936|07|15}} | ||
| death_place = Hyderabad, [[Telangana]], | | death_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India | ||
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| website = {{url|mujtabahussain.com}} | | website = {{url|mujtabahussain.com}} | ||
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] | | awards = [[Padma Shri]] | ||
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== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Hussain was born on 15 July 1936 in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad | Hussain was born on 15 July 1936 in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Nizami |first=Zafar Ahmad|author-link=Zafar Ahmad Nizami |title=Qalmi khāke, Mashoor Shakhsiyat Ka Jame Taaruf |trans-title=Pen Sketches: Brief Biographical Sketches of Famous Personalities|chapter=Mujtaba Hussain |language=ur-IN |location=Jogabai, New Dehli |publisher=Institute of Objective Studies |page=131-132 }}</ref> His brother [[Ibrahim Jalees]] was also a noted humorist, who had moved to Pakistan after the [[partition of India]]. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Hussain published several books and over 15 volumes of humor journalism, with many of them translated into Hindi, English and other languages.<ref name="A Reading of Urdu Satire">{{cite web | url=http://hindiurduflagship.org/lecture/mujtaba-hussain-urdu-satire/ | title=A Reading of Urdu Satire | publisher=Hindi Urdu Flagship | date=2016 | access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> ''Apne Yaad Mein'', an autobiographical satire, ''Urdu ke sheher urdu ke log'',<ref name="Urdu ke sheher urdu ke log">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.in/dp/8182238226 | title=Urdu ke sheher urdu ke log | author=Mujtab Hussain | year=2011 | isbn=978-8182238220}}</ref> ''Behar hal'',<ref name="Behar hal">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.in/dp/8182238579 | title=Behar hal | author=Mujtaba Hussain | year=2011 | isbn=978-8182238572}}</ref> ''Safar lakht lakht''<ref name="Safar lakht lakht">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.in/dp/8182238935 | title=Safar lakht lakht | author=Mujtaba Hussain | year=2011 | isbn=978-8182238930}}</ref> and ''Mera Column''<ref name="Mera Column">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.in/dp/8182239125 | title=Mera Column | author=Mujtaba Hussain | year=2011 | isbn=978-8182239128}}</ref> are some of his notable works. The account of his life has been published as a book by Educational Publishing House, New Delhi, titled ''Mujtaba hussain jaisa dekha jaisa paya'',<ref name="Mujtaba hussain jaisa dekha jaisa paya">{{cite book | url=http://ephbooks.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1104 | title=Mujtaba hussain jaisa dekha jaisa paya | publisher=Educational Publishing House | author=G. Kaur | year=2013}}</ref> and they have also published another book, ''Mujtaba Hussain Ainon ke Beech'', on his writing and creations.<ref name="Mujtaba Hussain Ainon ke Beech">{{cite book | url=http://ephbooks.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=41 | title=Mujtaba Hussain Ainon ke Beech | publisher=Educational Publishing House | author=Srivastava M. L. | year=2013 | isbn=978-93-5073-118-5}}</ref> ''[[The Siasat Daily]]'', an Urdu-language Indian daily, has launched a dedicated website on Hussain, where 25 books totaling over 6500 pages of his writings are available for reading.<ref name="Siasat website on Mujtaba Hussain's writings">{{cite web | url=http://www.siasat.com/news/siasats-website-mujtaba-hussains-writings-811196/ | title=Siasat website on Mujtaba Hussain's writings | publisher=Siasat | date=11 August 2015 | access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> | Hussain published several books and over 15 volumes of humor journalism, with many of them translated into Hindi, English and other languages.<ref name="A Reading of Urdu Satire">{{cite web | url=http://hindiurduflagship.org/lecture/mujtaba-hussain-urdu-satire/ | title=A Reading of Urdu Satire | publisher=Hindi Urdu Flagship | date=2016 | access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> ''Apne Yaad Mein'', an autobiographical satire, ''Urdu ke sheher urdu ke log'',<ref name="Urdu ke sheher urdu ke log">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.in/dp/8182238226 | title=Urdu ke sheher urdu ke log | author=Mujtab Hussain | year=2011 | isbn=978-8182238220}}</ref> ''Behar hal'',<ref name="Behar hal">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.in/dp/8182238579 | title=Behar hal | author=Mujtaba Hussain | year=2011 | isbn=978-8182238572}}</ref> ''Safar lakht lakht''<ref name="Safar lakht lakht">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.in/dp/8182238935 | title=Safar lakht lakht | author=Mujtaba Hussain | year=2011 | isbn=978-8182238930}}</ref> and ''Mera Column''<ref name="Mera Column">{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.in/dp/8182239125 | title=Mera Column | author=Mujtaba Hussain | year=2011 | isbn=978-8182239128}}</ref> are some of his notable works. The account of his life has been published as a book by Educational Publishing House, New Delhi, titled ''Mujtaba hussain jaisa dekha jaisa paya'',<ref name="Mujtaba hussain jaisa dekha jaisa paya">{{cite book | url=http://ephbooks.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1104 | title=Mujtaba hussain jaisa dekha jaisa paya | publisher=Educational Publishing House | author=G. Kaur | year=2013}}</ref> and they have also published another book, ''Mujtaba Hussain Ainon ke Beech'', on his writing and creations.<ref name="Mujtaba Hussain Ainon ke Beech">{{cite book | url=http://ephbooks.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=41 | title=Mujtaba Hussain Ainon ke Beech | publisher=Educational Publishing House | author=Srivastava M. L. | year=2013 | isbn=978-93-5073-118-5}}</ref> ''[[The Siasat Daily]]'', an Urdu-language Indian daily, has launched a dedicated website on Hussain, where 25 books totaling over 6500 pages of his writings are available for reading.<ref name="Siasat website on Mujtaba Hussain's writings">{{cite web | url=http://www.siasat.com/news/siasats-website-mujtaba-hussains-writings-811196/ | title=Siasat website on Mujtaba Hussain's writings | publisher=Siasat | date=11 August 2015 | access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Awards and recognition== | ||
In 2007, the Government of India awarded him the [[Padma Shri]], its fourth highest civilian honour, for his contributions to Urdu literature.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> | In 2007, the Government of India awarded him the [[Padma Shri]], its fourth highest civilian honour, for his contributions to Urdu literature.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> | ||
In 2019, he returned the Padma Shri award citing the [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|atmosphere of hate and protests]] across the country in the wake of the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|India's newly amended Citizenship Law]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Noted Urdu writer Padma Shri Mujtaba Hussain passes away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/27/noted-urdu-writer-padma-shri-mujtaba-hussain-passes-away-2148709.html |access-date=29 May 2020 |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=27 May 2020}}</ref> | In 2019, he returned the Padma Shri award citing the [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests|atmosphere of hate and protests]] across the country in the wake of the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|India's newly amended Citizenship Law]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Noted Urdu writer Padma Shri Mujtaba Hussain passes away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/27/noted-urdu-writer-padma-shri-mujtaba-hussain-passes-away-2148709.html |access-date=29 May 2020 |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=27 May 2020}}</ref> | ||
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Mujtaba Hussain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1936 |
| Died | 27 May 2020 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Urdu satire |
| Relatives | Ibrahim Jalees (brother) |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | mujtabahussain |
Mujtaba Hussain (15 July 1936 – 27 May 2020) was an Indian satirist and writer of Urdu literature.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Hussain was born on 15 July 1936 in Hyderabad.[2] His brother Ibrahim Jalees was also a noted humorist, who had moved to Pakistan after the partition of India.
Career[edit | edit source]
Hussain published several books and over 15 volumes of humor journalism, with many of them translated into Hindi, English and other languages.[3] Apne Yaad Mein, an autobiographical satire, Urdu ke sheher urdu ke log,[4] Behar hal,[5] Safar lakht lakht[6] and Mera Column[7] are some of his notable works. The account of his life has been published as a book by Educational Publishing House, New Delhi, titled Mujtaba hussain jaisa dekha jaisa paya,[8] and they have also published another book, Mujtaba Hussain Ainon ke Beech, on his writing and creations.[9] The Siasat Daily, an Urdu-language Indian daily, has launched a dedicated website on Hussain, where 25 books totaling over 6500 pages of his writings are available for reading.[10]
Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]
In 2007, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, its fourth highest civilian honour, for his contributions to Urdu literature.[11]
In 2019, he returned the Padma Shri award citing the atmosphere of hate and protests across the country in the wake of the India's newly amended Citizenship Law.[12]
Death[edit | edit source]
Hussain died in Hyderabad on 27 May 2020.[13]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Mujtaba Hussain – A humorist par excellence". The Hindu. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ Nizami, Zafar Ahmad. "Mujtaba Hussain". Qalmi khāke, Mashoor Shakhsiyat Ka Jame Taaruf [Pen Sketches: Brief Biographical Sketches of Famous Personalities] (in اردو). Jogabai, New Dehli: Institute of Objective Studies. p. 131-132.
- ↑ "A Reading of Urdu Satire". Hindi Urdu Flagship. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ Mujtab Hussain (2011). Urdu ke sheher urdu ke log. ISBN 978-8182238220.
- ↑ Mujtaba Hussain (2011). Behar hal. ISBN 978-8182238572.
- ↑ Mujtaba Hussain (2011). Safar lakht lakht. ISBN 978-8182238930.
- ↑ Mujtaba Hussain (2011). Mera Column. ISBN 978-8182239128.
- ↑ G. Kaur (2013). Mujtaba hussain jaisa dekha jaisa paya. Educational Publishing House.
- ↑ Srivastava M. L. (2013). Mujtaba Hussain Ainon ke Beech. Educational Publishing House. ISBN 978-93-5073-118-5.
- ↑ "Siasat website on Mujtaba Hussain's writings". Siasat. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ "Noted Urdu writer Padma Shri Mujtaba Hussain passes away". The New Indian Express. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ↑ "Urdu author, satirist Mujtaba Hussain passes away in Hyderabad". Telangana Today. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Mujtaba Hussain: Urdu Satire (Documentary). Hindi Urdu Flagship. 30 May 2013.
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