Abolqasem Lahouti

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Abolqasem Lahouti
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Pen nameAbolqasem Lahouti
OccupationPoet, political
NationalityIranian
PeriodModernism
GenrePoem
Literary movementSocialist realism, Persian Modern Poem
SpouseCecilia Banu
Abolqasem Mahout's statue (right) at Tajik Writers Union building, Dushanbe

Abolqāsem Lahūtī (

Soviet era
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Biography

Born on 12 October 1887 in

Calcutta at the age of 18,[2] and in his twenties his poems were published in several prestigious publications.[1]

He soon entered politics and even received a medal from Sattar Khan for his efforts.[2]

Initially, he went to clerical school, but then went to Bulgaria and wrote many poems on Islam. He then came back to Iran, and enlisted in the armed forces, and graduated as Captain in rank.[2]

After being convicted by a court in Qom and sentenced to death, he fled to Turkey, but soon returned and joined forces with Sheikh Mohammad Khiabani in Tabriz. His forces defeated Mahmud Khan Puladeen's troops, but were soon disbanded by freshly dispatched forces. He fled to Baku.[2]

While living in

USSR where he remained until his final days.[2]

In 1925, he went to

Sadriddin Aini. His poetry was welcomed by audiences and gained him the position of the founder of Soviet Tajik poetry.[4]

Lahuti is the author of the Tajik SSR anthem. Lahuti's other works include "Kovai Ohangar" ("Kaveh the Blacksmith", 1947), "Qasidai Kremel" ("Ode to the Kremlin", 1923), and "Toj va Bairaq" ("The Crown and the Flag", 1935). His collection of poetry, in six volumes, was published between 1960 and 1963. He died on March 16, 1957, in Moscow.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "LAHUTI, Abu'l-Qasem". Encyclopædia Iranica. 2009-04-20. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05.
  2. ^ (Vol. 2).
  3. on 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  4. ^ a b Iraj Bashiri, Prominent Tajik figures of the twentieth century, Dushanbe, 2002

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