Manzoor Ahtesham

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Manzoor Ahtesham
Born(1948-04-03)3 April 1948
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died26 April 2021(2021-04-26) (aged 73)
Bhopal
OccupationWriter
AwardsPadma Shri
Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Puruskar
Shrikant Verma Smriti Samman
Virsingh Deo Award
Vageshwari Award
Shikhar Samman
Pahal Samman

Manzoor Ahtesham (3 April 1948 – 26 April 2021) was an Indian writer of Hindi literature known for his depiction of the lives of the Indian Muslim community in independent India.[1][2]

Life

Manzoor Ahtesham was born on 3 April 1948 in Bhopal.[3][4] He studied at Aligarh Muslim University and a predecessor of Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology.[4]

He died on 26 April 2021 in Bhopal.[4]

Literary career

Ahtesham was the author of five novels and several short story anthologies and plays. His major works are:[1]

  • Kuch Din Aur (Novel - 1976)[5]
  • Sukha Bargad (Novel - 1986)[6]
  • Dastan-e Lapata (Novel - 1995)[7]
  • Basharat Manzil (Novel - 2004)[8]
  • Pahar Dhalte (Novel - 2007)[9]
  • Ramzan Mein Ek Maut (Short story anthology - 1982)
  • Tasbeeh (Short story anthology - 1998)[10]
  • Tamasha Tatha Anya Kahaniyan (Short story anthology - 2001)[11]
  • Ek Tha Badshah (Play - 1980)

Sukha Bargad has been translated into English under the name, A Dying Banyan, by Kuldip Singh[12] while Dastan E Lapata has been translated by Jason Grunebaum and Ulrike Stark under the title The Tale of the Missing Man.[1][2] In 2007, New York magazine cited the book as one of the best novels not yet available in English.[13] Grunebaum and Stark's translation was issued by Northwestern University Press in 2018.[14]

Awards

Ahtesham was a recipient of several awards such as Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Puruskar, Shrikant Verma Smriti Samman, Virsingh Deo Award, Vageshwari Award, Shikhar Samman, Pahal Samman and Maithilee Sharan Gupt Award 2017–2018.[1] He received the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest Indian civilian award, in 2003.[15]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Pratilipi". Pratilipi. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "National Endowment". National Endowment for the Arts. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Manzoor Ahtesham: मशहूर लेखक और उपन्यासकार मंजूर एहतेशाम का निधन". Nai Dunia (in हिन्दी). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Seelye, Katharine Q. (8 May 2021). "Manzoor Ahtesham, Writer Who Brought Bhopal to Life, Dies at 73". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (1999). Kuch Din Aur. Hindi Book Centre.
  6. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (2009). Sukha Bargad. Hindi Book Centre. p. 225. ISBN 9788126717620.
  7. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (1995). Dastan-E-Lapata. Hindi Book Centre. p. 245. ISBN 9788171789290.
  8. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (2004). Basharat Manzil. Hindi Book Centre. p. 251. ISBN 9788126708840.
  9. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (2007). Pahar Dhalte. Hindi Book Centre. p. 115. ISBN 9788126713226.
  10. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (1998). Tasbeeh. Hindi Book Centre.
  11. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (2001). Tamasha Tatha Anya Kahaniyan. Hindi Book Centre. p. 147. ISBN 9788126701230.
  12. ↑ Kuldip Singh (2005). Manzoor Ahtesham: A Dying Banyan. Rupa and Co. p. 208. ASIN B006IDLXBI.
  13. ↑ Milzoff, Rebecca. "Lost in Un-Translation". New York magazine. New York Media LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "The Tale of the Missing Man A Novel". Northwestern University Press. Northwestern University. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

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