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Manzoor Ahtesham
Indian writer of Hindi literature (1948–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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 at a private hospital here after being admitted a week back for COVID-19 in Bhopal.[4][5]
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)[6]
- Sukha Bargad (Novel - 1986)[7]
- Dastan-e Lapata (Novel - 1995)[8]
- Basharat Manzil (Novel - 2004)[9]
- Pahar Dhalte (Novel - 2007)[10]
- Ramzan Mein Ek Maut (Short story anthology - 1982)
- Tasbeeh (Short story anthology - 1998)[11]
- Tamasha Tatha Anya Kahaniyan (Short story anthology - 2001)[12]
- Ek Tha Badshah (Play - 1980)
Sukha Bargad has been translated into English under the name, A Dying Banyan, by Kuldip Singh[13] 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.[14] Grunebaum and Stark's translation was issued by Northwestern University Press in 2018.[15]
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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.[16]
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