Manzoor Ahtesham

Manzoor Ahtesham is an Indian writer of Hindi literature known for his depiction of the lives of the Indian Muslim community in the independent India.[1][2] Ahtesham was born in 1948 in Bhopal,[2] in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and did his studies at the Aligarh Muslim University.[1] He is the author of five novels and several short story anthologies and plays. His major works are:[1]

  • Kuch Din Aur (Novel - 1976)[3]
  • Sukha Bargad (Novel - 1986)[4]
  • Dastan-e Lapata (Novel - 1995)[5]
  • Basharat Manzil (Novel - 2004)[6]
  • Pahar Dhalte (Novel - 2007)[7]
  • Ramzan Mein Ek Maut (Short story anthology - 1982)
  • Tasbeeh (Short story anthology - 1998)[8]
  • Tamasha Tatha Anya Kahaniyan (Short story anthology - 2001)[9]
  • Ek Tha Badshah (Play - 1980)

Manzoor Ahtesham
Born1948
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
OccupationWriter
AwardsPadma Shri
Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Puruskar
Shrikant Verma Smriti Samman
Virsingh Deo Award
Vageshwari Award
Shikhar Samman
Pahal Samman
Websiteweb site

Sukha Bargad has been translated into English under the name, A Dying Banyan, by Kuldip Singh[10] 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.[11] Grunebaum and Stark's translation was issued by Northwestern University Press in 2018.[12]

Ahtesham is a recipient of several awards such as Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Puruskar, Shrikant Verma Smriti Samman, Virsingh Deo Award, Vageshwari Award, Shikhar Samman and Pahal Samman.[1] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[13]

References
  1. "Pratilipi". Pratilipi. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. "National Endowment". National Endowment for the Arts. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. Manzoor Ehtesham (1999). Kuch Din Aur. Hindi Book Centre.
  4. Manzoor Ehtesham (2009). Sukha Bargad. Hindi Book Centre. p. 225. ISBN 9788126717620.
  5. Manzoor Ehtesham (1995). Dastan-E-Lapata. Hindi Book Centre. p. 245. ISBN 9788171789290.
  6. Manzoor Ehtesham (2004). Basharat Manzil. Hindi Book Centre. p. 251. ISBN 9788126708840.
  7. Manzoor Ehtesham (2007). Pahar Dhalte. Hindi Book Centre. p. 115. ISBN 9788126713226.
  8. Manzoor Ehtesham (1998). Tasbeeh. Hindi Book Centre.
  9. Manzoor Ehtesham (2001). Tamasha Tatha Anya Kahaniyan. Hindi Book Centre. p. 147. ISBN 9788126701230.
  10. Kuldip Singh (2005). Manzoor Ahtesham: A Dying Banyan. Rupa and Co. p. 208. ASIN B006IDLXBI.
  11. Milzoff, Rebecca. "Lost in Un-Translation". New York magazine. New York Media LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  12. "The Tale of the Missing Man A Novel". Northwestern University Press. Northwestern University. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  13. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

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