Saraswati Samman
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Edition 6 (1996) Winner
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
シャムスル・ラフマン・ファールキー
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-09-30 （Pratapgarh）
- Died
- 2020-12-25 （Allahabad） age 85
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Urdu
- Residence History
- Pratapgarh → Azamgarh → Gorakhpur → Allahabad
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Critic, Theorist, Editor, Postmaster General
- Active Years
- 1960-2020
- Affiliations
- Editor of Shabkhoon magazine, Indian Postal Service
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allahabad University | — | English Literature | MA | 1950年代 | India |
| Maharana Pratap College | — | — | BA | — | India |
| Government Jubilee High School | — | — | — | — | India |
Allahabad University
English Literature
Degree:
MA
Period:
1950年代
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
India
MA in English literature. Dropped out of PhD.
Maharana Pratap College
Degree:
BA
Country:
India
Gorakhpur. BA degree.
Government Jubilee High School
Year of Graduation:
1949
Country:
India
Gorakhpur.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Tanqidi Afkar | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Saraswati Samman | Sher-e-Shor Angez | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Padma Shri | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
1986
Work:
Tanqidi Afkar
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Saraswati Samman
1996
Work:
Sher-e-Shor Angez
Result:
受賞
Padma Shri
2009
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sher-e-Shor Angez
1996 Literary CriticismFour-volume study of 18th-century poet Mir Taqi Mir.
Urdu PoetryClassical Criticism
Kai Chand Thay Sar-e-Asman
2006 NovelChronicles the life of Wazir Khanum, mother of Daagh Dehlvi.
19th Century IndiaMughal Culture
Translations
- The Mirror of Beauty
The Sun that Rose from the Earth
2014 NovelDetails Urdu literature scene in 18th-19th century Delhi and Lucknow.
Indian Rebellion of 1857Urdu Literature History
Tafheem-e-Ghalib
CommentaryCommentary on Mirza Ghalib.
Ghalib Studies
Bibliography
- Sher, Ghair Sher, Aur Nasr (1973)
- The Secret Mirror (1981)
- Ghalib Afsaney Ki Himayat Mein (1989)
- Tafheem-e-Ghalib
- Tanqidi Afqar (1982)
- Sher-e Shor Angez (1991–93)
- Mir Taqi Mir 1722–1810
- Urdu Ka Ibtedai Zamana (2001)
- Ganj-i-Sokhta
- Sawar Aur Doosray Afsanay (2001)
- Kai Chand Thay Sar-e-Asmaan (2006)
- The Mirror of Beauty (2013)
- The Sun that Rose from the Earth (2014)
Translations by Author
- Translations of Ibn-e-Safi's Jasoosi Dunya into English (2011)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Modernism in UrduAdapted Western CriticismClassical Prosody
- Recurring Motifs
- Indian-Muslim LifeLanguage as Binding ForceProgressivism
Health
-
COVID-192020年Cause of death.
Legacy
Pioneer of modernism in Urdu literature. Reviver of Dastaangoi.
In Popular Culture
- Called the T.S. Eliot of Urdu literature.
Quotes
-
It is sad that language has become a tool of ownership and hegemony; not the thread that binds people together.
Source: Interview
Trivia
- Revived Dastaangoi with nephew Mahmood Farooqui.
- Wife Jamila Hashmi ran girls' schools.
- Edited Shabkhoon for over four decades.