Manzoor Ahtesham

Manzoor Ahtesham
Born 1948
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupation Writer
Awards Padma Shri
Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Puruskar
Shrikant Verma Smriti Samman
Virsingh Deo Award
Vageshwari Award
Shikhar Samman
Pahal Samman
Website web site

Manzoor Ahtesham is an Indian writer of Hindi literature known for his depiction of the lives of the Indian Muslim community in the independent India.[1][2] Ahtesham was born in 1948 in Bhopal,[2] in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and did his studies at the Aligarh Muslim University.[1] He is the author of five novels and several short story anthologies and plays. His major works are:[1]

Sukha Bargad has been translated into English under the name, A Dying Banyan, by Kuldip Singh[10] while Dastan E Lapata has been translated by Jason Grunebaum and Ulrike Stark.[1][2]

Ahtesham is a recipient of several awards such as Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Puruskar, Shrikant Verma Smriti Samman, Virsingh Deo Award, Vageshwari Award, Shikhar Samman and Pahal Samman.[1] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pratilipi". Pratilipi. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Endowment". National Endowment for the Arts. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (1999). Kuch Din Aur. Hindi Book Centre.
  4. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (2009). Sukha Bargad. Hindi Book Centre. p. 225. ISBN 9788126717620.
  5. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (1995). Dastan-E-Lapata. Hindi Book Centre. p. 245. ISBN 9788171789290.
  6. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (2004). Basharat Manzil. Hindi Book Centre. p. 251. ISBN 9788126708840.
  7. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (2007). Pahar Dhalte. Hindi Book Centre. p. 115. ISBN 9788126713226.
  8. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (1998). Tasbeeh. Hindi Book Centre.
  9. ↑ Manzoor Ehtesham (2001). Tamasha Tatha Anya Kahaniyan. Hindi Book Centre. p. 147. ISBN 9788126701230.
  10. ↑ Kuldip Singh (2005). Manzoor Ahtesham: A Dying Banyan. Rupa and Co. p. 208. ASIN B006IDLXBI.
  11. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

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