January 10, 2021
Jalibi’s scholarly contribution will keep him alive in the memories of those who love Urdu as a language and as a vehicle of literary articulation.
Kudos are due to Prof Zahid Munir Amir on compiling a volume,
Armaghan-i-Jamil, in honour of Dr Jamil Jalibi (1929-2019), who does not need an introduction. Putting together such a well written and edited volume in the memory of the “eminent historiographer, brilliant critic and scholar of high merit” is a highly commendable effort indeed.
Particularly noteworthy in this regard is Prof Amir’s initiative to include his graduate students in this venture. Almost a dozen of them are credited with contributions to this volume. This must have provided them the much-needed training in the art of writing serious Urdu prose – a vital skill for the young scholars to acquire. These very cogently written chapters are preceded by an exhaustive introduction by Prof Amir himself that provides a comprehensive overview on
Shalini Venugopal Bhagat, The New York Times
Published: 08 Jan 2021 01:17 PM BdST
Updated: 08 Jan 2021 01:17 PM BdST Shamsur Rahman Faruqi was credited with the revival of Urdu literature, especially from the 18th and 19th centuries. He died of Covid-19. Photo taken via the poet s official Facebook page.
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, a creative and critical voice in Urdu literature for more than a half-century, died Dec 25 at his home in Allahabad, India. He was 85. );
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The cause was complications of COVID-19, his daughter Mehr Afshan Farooqi said. (Faruqi changed the spelling of his surname in the 1980s.)
Faruqi has been credited among scholars with the revival of Urdu literature, especially from the 18th and 19th centuries. His output over the years as a scholar, editor, publisher, critic, literary historian, translator and acclaimed writer of both poetry and novels was varied and prolific.
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December 28, 2020
Being true: While translating his own Urdu writings into English, Faruqi consciously chose not to ‘modernise’ the original text - THE HINDU
Being true: While translating his own Urdu writings into English, Faruqi consciously chose not to ‘modernise’ the original text - THE HINDU×
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi combined the ruthlessness of the biographer-critic with the empathy of the novelist
The Mirror of Beauty (2013) and
The Sun That Rose From the Earth (2014) a collection of five novellas are only a fraction of his work, but together they speak to the themes (both historic and literary) and the poets that Faruqi followed with a passion
Farewell Shamsur Rahman Faruqi: The Sun That Set in the Earth Â
Faruqi (1935-2020) was simultaneously a high-quality writer, competent critic, respected poet, high-ranking short-story writer, authentic researcher, and expert of prosody and grammar.
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi. Photo: Twitter/@MayaramArvind
Yoon in gharon mein pehle bhi lagti rahi hai aag
(This time around the smoke carries the bloodâs red colour
These homes before too have been burnt by fire)
â Shamsur Rahman Faruqi  Â
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (1935-2020), the famous critic and researcher of Urdu literature, passed away on December 25 at the age of 85 in Allahabad. Not Prayagraj but the historic city made famous by Allahabadi