Masud Hassan Rizvi

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Masud Hassan Rizavi
Born1893
Bahraich, North-Western Provinces, India
Died1975
Occupation(s)Writer, scholar
Known forUrdu literature
AwardsPadma Shri

Adib Masud Hassan Rizavi (1893–1975) was an Indian author

Lucknow University.[2] He started his career as a junior lecturer at the Lucknow University in 1927[2] and rose to become the head of the department of Urdu and Persian in 1930 from where he retired in 1954.[4]

Rizavi published his first book, Imtihan-i-Wafa in 1918 which was a translation of an

Alfred Lord Tennyson work.[2] Hamari Shayari, Lucknow ka Shahi Stage,[5] Lucknow ka Awami Stage,[6] Urdu Zaban aur Uska Rasm-i-kat, Mutafarriqat-e-Ghalib,[7] Anisyat, Wajid Ali Shah, Madras-e-Rekhta and Azeezi Lucknowi[8] are some of his other notable publications, the last four books getting released after his death in 1975.[2] His life and works have been documented in a book, Saiyyid Masud Hasan Rizavi adīb: hiyāt aur adabi khidmāt, written by Vasim Ārā and published in 1990.[9] Rizavi, whose son, Naiyer Masud, is also a known short story writer,[3] was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[10]

See also

  • Alfred Lord Tennyson

References

  1. ^ "Dawn". Dawn. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9788126018031
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  3. ^
    ISBN 9788185586823
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  4. ^ "Lucknow University". Lucknow University. 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. OCLC 20153767
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  6. ^ Masud Hassan Rizavi (1968). Lucknow ka Awami Stage. Nizami Press.
  7. ^ Masud Hassan Rizavi (1947). Mutafarriqat-e-Ghalib. Hindustan Press.
  8. ^ Masud Hassan Rizavi (1984). Azeezi Lucknowi. Masud Hassan Rizavi.
  9. ^ Vasim Ara (1990). Saiyyid Masud Hasan Rizavi adīb: hiyāt aur adabi khidmāt. Anjuman Taraqi Urdu. p. 440.
  10. ^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

Further reading

  • Masud Hassan Rizavi (1968). Lucknow ka Awami Stage. Nizami Press.
  • Masud Hassan Rizavi (1947). Mutafarriqat-e-Ghalib. Hindustan Press.
  • Masud Hassan Rizavi (1984). Azeezi Lucknowi. Masud Hassan Rizavi.
  • Vasim Ara (1990). Saiyyid Masud Hasan Rizavi adīb: hiyāt aur adabi khidmāt. Anjuman Taraqi Urdu. p. 440.

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