Adil Farid Mohammed Ghulam Nabi Mansuri (18 May 1936 – 6 November 2008) was an Indian poet, playwright, and calligrapher, primarily responsible for the development of modern Gujarati
ghazal
The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...
poetry and plays. He wrote in several languages, namely, Gujarati, Hindi, and Urdu.
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Life
Adil Mansuri was born in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
on 18 May 1936. He completed his primary education from Premchand Raichand Training College, Ahmedabad. He completed his secondary education from J. L. New English School, Ahmedabad and Metropolitan Highschool, Karachi. He completed matriculation. He tried his hand on several businesses. He worked at his father's cloth shop in Karachi and later at business of cotton and clothes in Ahmedabad. He also worked as journalist with English ''Topic'' and Gujarati ''Angana'' magazines. He was copywriter of advertising agency Shilpi in 1972. He left India and moved to United States.
Works
He was interested in experimental forms of ghazal
The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...
. ''Valank'' (1963), ''Pagarav'' (1966), ''Satat'' (1970), ''New York Naame Gam'', ''Male Na Male'' (1996, 2006), ''Gazalna Aynagharma'' (2003) are his ghazal collections. Though he wrote poetry in several other forms, he is chiefly known for his ghazals. His ghazals are influenced by Urdu ghazals. He wrote ghazals in Gujarati, Hindi and Urdu with free use of words of one language in other.[
''Haath Pag Bandhayela Chhe'' (1970) and ''Je Nathi Te'' (1973) are collections of his absurd one-act plays.][
He was also a painter. In 1972, his art exhibitions were held in Ahmedabad and Mumbai.][
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Awards
He received the Vali Gujarati Award in 2008.Kalapi Award
The Kalapi Award (Gujarati:કલાપી ઍવોર્ડ) is an annual award given to Gujarati ghazal poets. It was founded by the INT Aditya Birla Centre for Performing Arts and Research. The award is named after Gujarati poet Kalapi. The ...
in 1998.
See also
* List of Gujarati-language writers
References
External links
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1936 births
2008 deaths
Indian Muslims
Indian Sunni Muslims
20th-century Indian poets
People from Surat
Gujarati-language poets
Indian male poets
Poets from Gujarat
Indian calligraphers
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
People from New Jersey
Dramatists and playwrights from Gujarat
20th-century Indian male writers