Muzaffar Hanfi (born Mohammad Abul Muzaffar; 1 April 1936 10 October 2020) was an Indian Urdu Poet, critic, writer from

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Early life and education

Muzaffar was born on 1 April 1936 in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. He completed his education from Madhya Pradesh. His academic qualifications include B.A., M.A, L.L.B, Ph.D.,

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Bhopal.

Career

Muzaffar began his career in the Forest Department of Madhya Pradesh as a Lecturer in the Urdu Department. Later, he joined the faculty of Urdu at

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as a Lecturer and retired as the Head of the Urdu Department in 2001. He was the Vice President of Indian Universities Urdu Teachers Association.

Awards

He has received many awards from the state academies and Institutions of National Importance. * International biographical dictionary * Men’s of achievement * Men and women of destination * Who’s who of indian writers * World book of honour * 5000 personalities of the world * Who’s who in asia * Asian admirable achievers * Biography today * Asian/American who’s who vol v * Parwaiz shahidi national calcutta * Ghalib prem chand award – cultural society banglore * National award – national council of child education delhi

Works

Muzaffar written and edited over 80 books in the Urdu language. Some of the important books written: * Pani ki Zaban * Tikhaji Ghazlen * Sarir-e-Khama * Pratibha Sukha ka * Khul Ja Sim Sim (criticism) * Tilism-e Shakshiyat * Naqd Reze * Tanqeedi Abad * Shaad Aarfi -Shakiyat Aur Fan. * Shaad-Arfi - Urdu * Eint Ka Jawab

Legacy

The International Urdu Movement (IURM), a non-profit organization based in India that works to promote the language of Urdu, has decided to establish a Global Prize in the name of the Muzaffar Hanfi. The Prize will be awarded to an individual in the field of Urdu literature.

In popular culture

In the year 2023, a documentary was made by Aqdas Sami, an alumnus of

, on Muzaffar Hanfi, named "Muzaffar Ke Naam." This film has also been selected at ISFFA and Madras Independent Film Festival (MIFF).

References

External links

Muzaffar Hanfi – Urdu poet, writer and critic.

Muzaffar Hanfi The Great Urdu Poet of the Era.
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