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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]

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

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]

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]


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]


References


  1. "Pratilipi". Pratilipi. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. "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 Hindi). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. 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. "Padma Shri-awardee Manzoor Ahtesham succumbs to Covid complications at 73". The Economic Times.
  6. Manzoor Ehtesham (1999). Kuch Din Aur. Hindi Book Centre.
  7. Manzoor Ehtesham (2009). Sukha Bargad. Hindi Book Centre. p. 225. ISBN 9788126717620.
  8. Manzoor Ehtesham (1995). Dastan-E-Lapata. Hindi Book Centre. p. 245. ISBN 9788171789290.
  9. Manzoor Ehtesham (2004). Basharat Manzil. Hindi Book Centre. p. 251. ISBN 9788126708840.
  10. Manzoor Ehtesham (2007). Pahar Dhalte. Hindi Book Centre. p. 115. ISBN 9788126713226.
  11. Manzoor Ehtesham (1998). Tasbeeh. Hindi Book Centre.
  12. Manzoor Ehtesham (2001). Tamasha Tatha Anya Kahaniyan. Hindi Book Centre. p. 147. ISBN 9788126701230.
  13. Kuldip Singh (2005). Manzoor Ahtesham: A Dying Banyan. Rupa and Co. p. 208. ASIN B006IDLXBI.
  14. Milzoff, Rebecca. "Lost in Un-Translation". New York magazine. New York Media LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  15. "The Tale of the Missing Man A Novel". Northwestern University Press. Northwestern University. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  16. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

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