Daya Narain Nigam

Munshi Daya Narain Nigam
Born	22 March 1882 Kanpur, United Provinces, British India
Died	2 November 1942 Kanpur, United Provinces, British India
Occupation	Poet, Journalist, Writer
Language	Urdu
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Christchurch College, Kanpur
Genre	Poetry, Journalism
Subjects	Hindu-Muslim Unity, Freedom of India
Notable works	Zamana, Azad

Munshi Daya Narain Nigam (22 March 1882 – 2 November 1942) was an Indian Urdu poet, Journalist and writer. He was the editor and publisher of Zamana, a monthly Journal launched by Munshi Shiv Brat Lal Vermen in February 1903 from Bareilly.

He was the founder of Azad, a weekly Journal published from Kanpur.[1][2] He advocated for the Hindu-Muslim Unity and the Freedom of India.[3] He was a contemporary and friend of Munshi Premchand.[4]

Biography

Nigam was born in Kanpur, United Provinces, India on 22 March 1882 to Kanhaiya Lal Nigam, a native of Kannauj but later shifted to Kanpur.[5] He was taught Urdu and Persian at home. He was admitted to Government High School, Kanpur in 1899 and passed with First Class.[5] He completed his Bachelor of Arts from Christchurch College, Kanpur in 1903 and started teaching Urdu and Persian at the same college. His parents wanted him to be a Lawyer, but he joined Journalism in 1903 and worked for about 39 years.[1][6]

Death

Nigam died in Kanpur on 2 November 1942.[1]

Literary works

Books

• Insaaf
• Islamyan-e-Hind
• Hindu Mat
• Khutbat-e-Sadarat
• Makateeb-e-Nigam
• Mashaheer-e-Adab urdu

Journals

• Zamana
• Azad

References

1. Parekh, Rauf (2019-10-28). "Literary notes: Daya Narain Nigam and literary environment in today's India". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
2. Media, Maneesh (2022-04-23). Jewels of India: Leading Indo-Canadian Personalities. Maneesh Media. p. 69. ISBN 978-81-950154-8-1.
3. Muhammad, Shan (2002). Education and Politics: From Sir Syed to the Present Day : the Aligarh School. APH Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 978-81-7648-275-2.
4. "अंग्रेज़ों की वजह से बने 'प्रेमचंद'". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
5. Ansari 1999, p. 8.
6. संवाद, भारतीय (2020-06-21). "दिग्गज पत्रकार मुंशी दया नारायण निगम". भारतीय संवाद. Retrieved 2024-07-25.

Bibliography

• Ansari, Nami (1999). Daya Narain Nigam. Sahitya Akademi Publications. ISBN 978-81-260-0690-8.
• Khan, Shaishta. Daya Narain Nigam Ka Iqbal (in Urdu). Patna: Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library.
• Munshi Daya Narain Nigam: māhnāma Zamāna 1903-1949, haftāwar Āzad (in Urdu). Saral Printing Pres. 1981.
• Daya Narayan Nigam: Resala-e-Zamana Wa Azad Akhbar (in Urdu). Patna: Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library. 1995.
• Nigam, Siri Narain (1982). Munshi Daya Narain Nigam: Yadgar-e-Jashn-e-Sad Sala (in Urdu). Brij Narain Nigam.