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== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Hussain was born on 15 July 1936 in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Dominion of the Nizam]].<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 |pages=131–132 }}</ref>
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>  


==Padma Shri Award==
==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>  


===Return of the Award in Protest===
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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Latest revision as of 19:31, 4 October 2021

Mujtaba Hussain
Born(1936-07-15)15 July 1936
Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
Died27 May 2020(2020-05-27) (aged 83)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
OccupationWriter
Known forUrdu satire
RelativesIbrahim Jalees (brother)
AwardsPadma Shri
Websitemujtabahussain.com

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]

  1. ↑ "Mujtaba Hussain – A humorist par excellence". The Hindu. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "A Reading of Urdu Satire". Hindi Urdu Flagship. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Mujtab Hussain (2011). Urdu ke sheher urdu ke log. ISBN 978-8182238220.
  5. ↑ Mujtaba Hussain (2011). Behar hal. ISBN 978-8182238572.
  6. ↑ Mujtaba Hussain (2011). Safar lakht lakht. ISBN 978-8182238930.
  7. ↑ Mujtaba Hussain (2011). Mera Column. ISBN 978-8182239128.
  8. ↑ G. Kaur (2013). Mujtaba hussain jaisa dekha jaisa paya. Educational Publishing House.
  9. ↑ Srivastava M. L. (2013). Mujtaba Hussain Ainon ke Beech. Educational Publishing House. ISBN 978-93-5073-118-5.
  10. ↑ "Siasat website on Mujtaba Hussain's writings". Siasat. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Noted Urdu writer Padma Shri Mujtaba Hussain passes away". The New Indian Express. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Urdu author, satirist Mujtaba Hussain passes away in Hyderabad". Telangana Today. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

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