Qazi Abdul Sattar Explained
Qazi Abdul Sattar (8 February 1933 at Machreta – 29 October 2018 at New Delhi) was an Indian novelist and short story writer who wrote in Urdu.
He had penned several Urdu novels – mainly set in historical contexts – including Shab Gazida, Dara Shikoh, Salahuddin Ayyubi, Khalid Ibn-e-Waleed, and Ghalib.[1]
Early life and education
He was born in 1933 in Machreta near Sitapur. He completed his post graduation from Lucknow University. In 1954 he joined Aligarh Muslim University as a researcher. He served as a professor of Urdu in Aligarh Muslim University until his retirement in 1991.[2] [3]
Books
Fiction
- Shikast ki Awaaz (also published as Pehli Aur Akhiri Kitaab)
- Shab-Ghazida (1966)[4]
- Kaali Raat Ka Dasa Hua (2023, Rajmangal Prakashan)[5]
- Baadal
- Majju Bhaiya
- Gubaar-e-Shab
- Salahuddin Ayyubi (1968)
- Dara Shikoh (1968)
- Ghalib (1976)
- Hazrat Jaan
- Khalid Ibn-e-Waleed
- Tajam Sultan
- Aaen-e-Ayyam
- Peetal ka Ghanta
Critics
- Urdu Shaiyri Mein Qunutiat
- Jamaliyaat Aur Hindustani Jamaliyaat
Awards received
In 1974 he won the Padma Shri.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Works of Qazi Abdus Sattar being translated . milligazette.com . 25 May 2013 . 29 June 2014 .
- Web site: TNN. Oct 30, 2018. Noted fiction writer Professor Qazi Abdus Sattar passes away Agra News - Times of India. 2020-12-16. The Times of India. en.
- News: Siddiqui. Mohammad Asim. 2018-11-09. The glorious contradictions of Qazi Abdus Sattar. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-12-16. 0971-751X.
- https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-glorious-contradictions-of-qazi-abdus-sattar/article25444176.ece The Glorious Contradictions of Qazi Abdus Sattar
- Book: Qazi Abdul, Sattar . Kaali Raat Ka Dasa Hua . Rajmangal Prakashan . 2023 . 978-8195978779 . 1 . India . 200 . Hindi.
- Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . 21 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .