Masud Hassan Rizvi

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Masud Hassan Rizavi
Born1893
Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died1975
OccupationWriter, scholar
Known forUrdu literature
AwardsPadma Shri

Adib Masud Hassan Rizavi (1893–1975) was an Indian author[1] and a scholar of Urdu literature.[2][3] Born in 1893 in Bahraich in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, he did his early college studies at the Canning College, Lucknow after which he secured a master's degree in Persian literature from Lucknow University.[2] He started his career as a junior lecturer at the Lucknow University in 1927[2] and rose to become the head of the department of Urdu and Persian in 1930 from where he retired in 1954.[4]

Rizavi published his first book, Imtihan-i-Wafa in 1918 which was a translation of an Alfred Lord Tennyson work.[2] Hamari Shayari, Lucknow ka Shahi Stage,[5] Lucknow ka Awami Stage,[6] Urdu Zaban aur Uska Rasm-i-kat, Mutafarriqat-e-Ghalib,[7] Anisyat, Wajid Ali Shah, Madras-e-Rekhta and Azeezi Lucknowi[8] are some of his other notable publications, the last four books getting released after his death in 1975.[2] His life and works have been documented in a book, Saiyyid Masud Hasan Rizavi adīb: hiyāt aur adabi khidmāt, written by Vasim Ārā and published in 1990.[9] Rizavi, whose son, Naiyer Masud, is also a known short story writer,[3] was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[10]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Dawn". Dawn. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Amaresh Datta (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 987. ISBN 9788126018031.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Naiyer Masud, Muhammad Umar Memon (1998). The Essence of Camphor. Katha. p. 257. ISBN 9788185586823.
  4. ↑ "Lucknow University". Lucknow University. 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Masood Hasan Razvi (1957). Lucknow ka Shahi Stage. Kitab Nagar. p. 224. OCLC 20153767.
  6. ↑ Masud Hassan Rizavi (1968). Lucknow ka Awami Stage. Nizami Press.
  7. ↑ Masud Hassan Rizavi (1947). Mutafarriqat-e-Ghalib. Hindustan Press.
  8. ↑ Masud Hassan Rizavi (1984). Azeezi Lucknowi. Masud Hassan Rizavi.
  9. ↑ Vasim Ara (1990). Saiyyid Masud Hasan Rizavi adīb: hiyāt aur adabi khidmāt. Anjuman Taraqi Urdu. p. 440.
  10. ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

Further reading[edit]

  • Masud Hassan Rizavi (1968). Lucknow ka Awami Stage. Nizami Press.
  • Masud Hassan Rizavi (1947). Mutafarriqat-e-Ghalib. Hindustan Press.
  • Masud Hassan Rizavi (1984). Azeezi Lucknowi. Masud Hassan Rizavi.
  • Vasim Ara (1990). Saiyyid Masud Hasan Rizavi adīb: hiyāt aur adabi khidmāt. Anjuman Taraqi Urdu. p. 440.

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