Qazi Abdul Sattar (8 February 1933 at Machreta – 29 October 2018 at New Delhi) was an Indian novelist and short story writer who wrote in Urdu.
He had penned several Urdu novels – mainly set in historical contexts – including Shab Gazida, Dara Shikoh, Salahuddin Ayyubi, Khalid Ibn-e-Waleed, and Ghalib.[1]
Early life and education edit
He was born in 1933 in Machreta near Sitapur. He completed his post graduation from Lucknow University. In 1954 he joined Aligarh Muslim University as a researcher. He served as a professor of Urdu in Aligarh Muslim University until his retirement in 1991.[2][3]
Books edit
Fiction
- Shikast ki Awaaz (also published as Pehli Aur Akhiri Kitaab)
- Shab-Ghazida (1966)[4]
- Kaali Raat Ka Dasa Hua (2023, Rajmangal Prakashan)[5]
- Baadal
- Majju Bhaiya
- Gubaar-e-Shab
- Salahuddin Ayyubi (1968)[4]
- Dara Shikoh (1968)[4]
- Ghalib (1976)
- Hazrat Jaan
- Khalid Ibn-e-Waleed
- Tajam Sultan
- Aaen-e-Ayyam
- Peetal ka Ghanta
Critics
- Urdu Shaiyri Mein Qunutiat
- Jamaliyaat Aur Hindustani Jamaliyaat
Awards received edit
In 1974 he won the Padma Shri[6]
References edit
- ^ "Works of Qazi Abdus Sattar being translated". milligazette.com. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Noted fiction writer Professor Qazi Abdus Sattar passes away | Agra News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Siddiqui, Mohammad Asim (9 November 2018). "The glorious contradictions of Qazi Abdus Sattar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c The Glorious Contradictions of Qazi Abdus Sattar. The Hindu.
- ^ Qazi Abdul, Sattar (2023). Kaali Raat Ka Dasa Hua (in Hindi) (1 ed.). India: Rajmangal Prakashan. p. 200. ISBN 978-8195978779.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.