Mujtaba Hussain

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

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

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.[citation needed]

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. pp. 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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