Mujtaba Hussain

Mujtaba Hussain (15 July 1936 – 27 May 2020) was an Indian satirist and writer of Urdu literature.[1]

Mujtaba Hussain
Born(1936-07-15)15 July 1936
Hyderabad, Telangana,
Died27 May 2020(2020-05-27) (aged 83)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
OccupationWriter
Known forUrdu satire
RelativesIbrahim Jalees (brother)
AwardsPadma Shri
Websitemujtabahussain.com

Early life

Hussain was born on 15 July 1936 in Hyderabad.[2] His brother Ibrahim Jalees was also a humorist, who had moved to Pakistan after the partition of India.

Career

Hussain published several books and over 15 volumes of humor journalism, with many of them translated into Hindi, English and other languages.[3] Apne Yaad Mein, an autobiographical satire, Urdu ke sheher urdu ke log,[4] Behar hal,[5] Safar lakht lakht[6] and Mera Column[7] are some of his notable works. The account of his life has been published as a book by Educational Publishing House, New Delhi, titled Mujtaba hussain jaisa dekha jaisa paya,[8] and they have also published another book, Mujtaba Hussain Ainon ke Beech, on his writing and creations.[9] The Siasat Daily, an Urdu-language Indian daily, has launched a dedicated website on Hussain, where 25 books totaling over 6500 pages of his writings are available for reading.[10]

Awards and recognition

In 2007, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, its fourth highest civilian honour, for his contributions to Urdu literature.[11]

In 2019, he returned the Padma Shri award citing the atmosphere of hate and protests across the country in the wake of the India's newly amended Citizenship Law.[12]

Death

Hussain died in Hyderabad on 27 May 2020.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Mujtaba Hussain – A humorist par excellence". The Hindu. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  2. Nizami, Zafar Ahmad. "Mujtaba Hussain". Qalmi khāke, Mashoor Shakhsiyat Ka Jame Taaruf [Pen Sketches: Brief Biographical Sketches of Famous Personalities] (in Urdu). Jogabai, New Delhi: Institute of Objective Studies. p. 131-132.
  3. "A Reading of Urdu Satire". Hindi Urdu Flagship. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. Mujtab Hussain (2011). Urdu ke sheher urdu ke log. ISBN 978-8182238220.
  5. Mujtaba Hussain (2011). Behar hal. ISBN 978-8182238572.
  6. Mujtaba Hussain (2011). Safar lakht lakht. ISBN 978-8182238930.
  7. Mujtaba Hussain (2011). Mera Column. ISBN 978-8182239128.
  8. G. Kaur (2013). Mujtaba hussain jaisa dekha jaisa paya. Educational Publishing House.
  9. Srivastava M. L. (2013). Mujtaba Hussain Ainon ke Beech. Educational Publishing House. ISBN 978-93-5073-118-5.
  10. "Siasat website on Mujtaba Hussain's writings". Siasat. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  11. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  12. "Noted Urdu writer Padma Shri Mujtaba Hussain passes away". The New Indian Express. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. "Urdu author, satirist Mujtaba Hussain passes away in Hyderabad". Telangana Today. Retrieved 27 May 2020.


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