Masud Hassan Rizvi

Adib Masud Hassan Rizavi (1893–1975) was an Indian author[1] and a scholar of Urdu literature.[2][3] Born in 1893 in Bahraich in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, he did his early college studies at the Canning College, Lucknow after which he secured a master's degree in Persian literature from Lucknow University.[2] He started his career as a junior lecturer at the Lucknow University in 1927[2] and rose to become the head of the department of Urdu and Persian in 1930 from where he retired in 1954.[4]

Masud Hassan Rizavi
Born1893
Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died1975
OccupationWriter, scholar
Known forUrdu literature
AwardsPadma Shri

Rizavi published his first book, Imtihan-i-Wafa in 1918 which was a translation of an Alfred Lord Tennyson work.[2] Hamari Shayari, Lucknow ka Shahi Stage,[5] Lucknow ka Awami Stage,[6] Urdu Zaban aur Uska Rasm-i-kat, Mutafarriqat-e-Ghalib,[7] Anisyat, Wajid Ali Shah, Madras-e-Rekhta and Azeezi Lucknowi[8] are some of his other notable publications, the last four books getting released after his death in 1975.[2] His life and works have been documented in a book, Saiyyid Masud Hasan Rizavi adīb: hiyāt aur adabi khidmāt, written by Vasim Ārā and published in 1990.[9] Rizavi, whose son, Naiyer Masud, is also a known short story writer,[3] was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Dawn". Dawn. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. Amaresh Datta (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 987. ISBN 9788126018031.
  3. Naiyer Masud, Muhammad Umar Memon (1998). Who's Who Of Indian Writers : Sahitya Academy%5d vi&f=false The Essence of Camphor Check |url= value (help). Katha. p. 257. ISBN 9788185586823.
  4. "Lucknow University". Lucknow University. 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. Masood Hasan Razvi (1957). Lucknow ka Shahi Stage. Kitab Nagar. p. 224. OCLC 20153767.
  6. Masud Hassan Rizavi (1968). Lucknow ka Awami Stage. Nizami Press.
  7. Masud Hassan Rizavi (1947). Mutafarriqat-e-Ghalib. Hindustan Press.
  8. Masud Hassan Rizavi (1984). Azeezi Lucknowi. Masud Hassan Rizavi.
  9. Vasim Ara (1990). Saiyyid Masud Hasan Rizavi adīb: hiyāt aur adabi khidmāt. Anjuman Taraqi Urdu. p. 440.
  10. "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

Further reading
  • Masud Hassan Rizavi (1968). Lucknow ka Awami Stage. Nizami Press.
  • Masud Hassan Rizavi (1947). Mutafarriqat-e-Ghalib. Hindustan Press.
  • Masud Hassan Rizavi (1984). Azeezi Lucknowi. Masud Hassan Rizavi.
  • Vasim Ara (1990). Saiyyid Masud Hasan Rizavi adīb: hiyāt aur adabi khidmāt. Anjuman Taraqi Urdu. p. 440.


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