Akhlaq Mohammed Khan
Akhlaq Mohammed Khan Shahryar | |
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Born | |
Language | Urdu |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
Genre | Ghazal, Nazm |
Subject | Love, Philosophy |
Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (1987) Jnanpith Award (2008) |
Akhlaq Mohammad Khan (16 June 1936 – 13 February 2012), better known by his
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu for Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai (1987), and in 2008 he won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award and only the fourth Urdu poet to win the award.[3] He has been widely acknowledged as the finest exponent of modern Urdu poetry.
Early life and education
Shahryar was born at
Career
Shahryar started his career as a writer at Hamari Zubaan, the weekly magazine of the Anjuman Tarraqqi-e-Urdu in 1961 and worked there until 1966.[7] After that in 1966 he joined Aligarh Muslim University as a lecturer in Urdu.[7] He was appointed professor in 1986 and in 1996, he retired as chairman of the Urdu Department. He co-edited the literary magazine Sher-o-Hikmat (Poetry and Philosophy).[9]
Literary career
His first poetry collection Ism-e-azam was published in 1965, the second collection, Satvan dar (Satva yet in English), appeared in 1969, and the third collection titled Hijr Ke Mausam was released in 1978. His most celebrated work, Khwab Ke dar band hain, arrived in 1987, which also won him the
Lyricist
Shahryar wrote lyrics for select films, from Aligarh where he was approached by filmmakers. Muzaffar Ali and Shahryar were friends from their student days, and Shahryar had shared some of the ghazals with him. Later when Ali made his directorial debut with Gaman in 1978, he used two of his ghazals Seene Mein Jalan Ankhon Mein Toofan Sa Kyun Hai and Ajeeb Saneha Mujhpar Guzar Gaya Yaaron in the film, and they are still considered classic. All his ghazals from Umrao Jaan, 'Dil Cheez Kya Hai Aap Meri Jaan Lijiye', 'Ye Ka Jagah Hai Doston', 'In Aankhon Ki Masti Ke' etc. are among the finest lyrical works in Bollywood. He also wrote for Yash Chopra's Faasle (1985), thereafter Chopra offered him three more films to write for, but he refused as he didn't want to become a "song shop".[13] Though he wrote for Muzaffar Ali's Anjuman (1986). He also left behind unfinished contributions to Ali's Zooni and Daaman.
Personal life
Shahryar married Najma Mahmood, a teacher in the English department in the Women’s College at Aligarh in 1968. They had three children, Humayun Shahryar, Saima Shahryar, and Faridoon Shahryar who is an entertainment journalist.[7]
He died on 13 February 2012 in
Awards
- Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu for his poetry collection, Khwab Ka Dar Band Hai (1987).[15]
- The fourth Urdu writer to win the Jnanpith Award – 2008.
- Firaaq Samman
- Bahadur Shah Zafar Award.
Four theses have been written on Shahryar's works.
Selected bibliography
- Ism-e-azam, 1965.
- Satvan dar, 1969.
- Hijr Ke Mausam, 1978.
- Khwab Ke dar band Hain, 1987.
- Neend ki Kirchen – (English: Shards of Shattered Sleep).
- Through the Closed Doorway: A Collection of Nazms by Shahryar, tr. Rakhshanda Jalil. 2004, Rupa & Co., ISBN 81-291-0458-X.
- Shahryar, Akhlaq Mohmmad Khan: Influence of the western criticism on the Urdu criticism, Aligarh.
- Dhund ki Roshni (English: The Light of Dusk): Selected Poems of Shahryar, 2003, ISBN 81-260-1615-9.
Further reading
Urdu language and literature: Critical Perspectives, New Delhi, 1991.
References
- ^ Shahryar, Faraz recite at mushaira The Hindu, 5 August 2007.
- ^ Renowned Urdu Poet.. .milligazette.com. 16–30 September 2004.
- ^ a b c "Umraao Jaan lyricist passes away". The Times of India. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Jnanpith for Malayalam poet Kurup, Urdu scholar Shahryar". The Times of India. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Malayalam, Urdu writers claim Jnanpith awards". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 24 September 2010.
- ^ Shahryar Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 5. Page 3950.
- ^ a b c d Jalil 2018, chpt. 1.
- ^ Salam, Ziya Us (14 February 2012). "Shahryar (1936–2012): The poet who gave Umrao Jaan her voice". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ Professor Shahryar, one of India’s most critically acclaimed poets.. Arab News 1 October 2005.
- ^ "Author info". Shahryar biography. Urdustudies.com. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Poet, lyricist, Jnanpith Winner". Outlook. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Jnanpith Laureates". Bharatiya Jnanpith. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Shahryar (1936–2012): The poet who gave Umrao Jaan her voice". The Hindu. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Noted poet Shahryar passes away The Times of India, 14 February 2012
- ^ List of Sahitya Akademi Award Winners in Urdu Archived 30 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
Cited sources
- Jalil, Rakhshanda (25 August 2018). Shahryar: A Life in Poetry. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-93-5302-031-6.