Makhdoom Mohiuddin, or Abu Sayed Muhammad Makhdoom Mohiuddin Khudri, (4 February 1908 – 25 August 1969) was an

Urdu poet Urdu poetry ( ) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the culture of India and Pakistan. According to Naseer Turabi, there are five major poets of Urdu: Mir Taqi Mir (d. 1810), Mirza Ghalib (d. ...

and

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political activist of India who founded the Progressive Writers Union in

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and was active with the Comrades Association and the

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, and at the forefront of the 1946–1947

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against the

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of the erstwhile

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Biography

Mohiuddin lectured at the City College in 1934 and taught Urdu literature. He was the founder of the Communist Party in Andhra Pradesh and is regarded as a freedom fighter of India. He is best known for his collection of poems entitled ''Bisat-e-Raqs'' ("The Dance Floor"), for which he was awarded the 1969 Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu. His published works include the essay ''Tagore and His Poetry'', a play, ''Hosh ke Nakhun'' ("Unravelling"), an adaptation of Shaw's '' Widowers' Houses'', and a collection of prose essays. ''Bisat-e-Raqs'' is a complete collection of Makhdoom's verse including his two earlier collections ''Surkh Savera'' ("The Red Dawn", 1944) and ''Gul-e-Tar'' ("The Dew-drenched Rose", 1961) He is known as ''Shayar-e-Inquilab ('Poet of the Revolution'). His ghazals and lyrics have been used in many

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films. Among his notable film lyrics are the romantic ghazals: ''Ek Chameli Ke Mandve Taley'', ''Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi Raat Bhar'' and ''Phir Chhidi Raat, Baat Phoolon Ki''. He was also a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from 1956 – 1969 and became opposition leader in the Assembly and was one of the most popular political leaders across India. He traveled to most of the European countries that existed under the umbrella of the Soviet Union and also visited Red China. While in Moscow he met

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and wrote a poem on him. On 4 and 5 February 2008, programmes were organised in

to mark his birth centenary celebrations in which Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Vibhuti Narain Rai,

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, and Syed E. Hasnain participated.

Awards

* Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu Poetry – 1969

In Popular Culture

In 1991,

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, an Indian TV station, televised a biographical play about the role Makhdoom Mohiuddin played in the

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and the

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and the formation of the Communist Party in Andhra Pradesh.

Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan () (born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan; 7 January 196729 April 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema, Khan's career spa ...

portrayed Makhdoom Mohiuddin in this drama series called Kahkashan (galaxy).

References

External links

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, 29 January 2003
The forgotten romantic

5 February 2008 * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohiuddin, Makhdoom 1908 births 1969 deaths Communist Party of India politicians from Andhra Pradesh Indian Marxist writers Writers from Hyderabad, India People from Medak district 20th-century Indian Muslims Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu Urdu-language poets from India 20th-century Indian poets Indian political writers Indian male poets Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council