Farman Fatehpuri
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Syed Dildar Ali commonly known as Prof. Dr
. Farman Fatehpuri, SI, (Urdu
: فرمان فتح پوری) (b. 1926) is the eminent Urdu
linguist
, researcher
, writer
, critic
and scholar of Pakistan
. He is widely regarded as the supreme living authority on life and work of Ghalib - the greatest ever Urdu poet. He has the credit of penning more than 300 scholarly articles, 600 book reviews, and 400 editorials to Nigar.
, Uttar Pradesh
, India
. His
father died in 1933 while he was still a child. He attained his matriculation from Fatehpur,and his intermediate education from Allahabad
in 1948 and graduated from Agra
University in 1950. Farman migrated to Pakistan in 1950 and settled in Karachi
. He attained degrees in M.A., LLB, and B.T. from Karachi University.In 1965 he obtained a Ph.D. He holds the honour of being first Pakistani with a D.Litt
in Urdu in 1974. He remained associated with Karachi University for nearly 30 years and produced many Ph.D.'s and researchers. He was later appointed chief editor and secretary of the Urdu Dictionary Board in 1985. In the same year, he was awarded the Sitar-e-Imtiaz medal by the government of Pakistan.
From 1996, he has been serving as member of the Civil Services Board of the Sindh
Government. He became the editor of the monthly publication, Nigar - the oldest Urdu literary journal, founded by Farman's mentor, Allama Niaz Fatehpuri, which still publishes from Karachi
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. Farman Fatehpuri, SI, (Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
: فرمان فتح پوری) (b. 1926) is the eminent Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
linguist
Linguistics
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, researcher
Researcher
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, writer
Writer
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, critic
Critic
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and scholar of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. He is widely regarded as the supreme living authority on life and work of Ghalib - the greatest ever Urdu poet. He has the credit of penning more than 300 scholarly articles, 600 book reviews, and 400 editorials to Nigar.
Biography
Farman Fatehpuri was born Syed Dildar Ali on January 26, 1926 in the FatehpurFatehpur district
Fatehpur district is one of the 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The district covers an area of 4,152 km². The district has a population of 2,308,384 . Fatehpur city is the administrative headquarters of the district. Located on the banks of the sacred rivers Ganges and...
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. His
father died in 1933 while he was still a child. He attained his matriculation from Fatehpur,and his intermediate education from Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
in 1948 and graduated from Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
University in 1950. Farman migrated to Pakistan in 1950 and settled in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
. He attained degrees in M.A., LLB, and B.T. from Karachi University.In 1965 he obtained a Ph.D. He holds the honour of being first Pakistani with a D.Litt
Doctor of Letters
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in Urdu in 1974. He remained associated with Karachi University for nearly 30 years and produced many Ph.D.'s and researchers. He was later appointed chief editor and secretary of the Urdu Dictionary Board in 1985. In the same year, he was awarded the Sitar-e-Imtiaz medal by the government of Pakistan.
From 1996, he has been serving as member of the Civil Services Board of the Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
Government. He became the editor of the monthly publication, Nigar - the oldest Urdu literary journal, founded by Farman's mentor, Allama Niaz Fatehpuri, which still publishes from Karachi
Literary work
Farman Fatehpuri is a man of letter, a researcher par excellence and a prolific speaker. His work and ideas have had a strong influence on researchers investigating the poetry and prose of Ghalib and Urdu linguistics. He is the author of more than 60 titles on the Urdu poetry of Ghalib and Iqbal; including linguistics, critique, and biography. His prominent writings, excluding hundreds of literary articles.External links
- http://www.farman-fatehpuri.net
- http://www.ghalib.org/about_farman_fatehpuri.htm
- http://novelsandfictionstories.blogspot.com/2009/07/farman-fatehpuri.html