Tanwir Phool
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Tanwir Phool
Tanwir Phool (born 1948 in Muzaffarpur
, India
) is the pen name of Tanwiruddin Ahmad Siddiqui, a Pakistani author and poet, writing in Urdu
and English
.
, Pakistan
. He studied at the D. J. Science College and Urdu College, and graduated in 1971 from the University of Karachi
. In 1973 he obtained a Masters Degree in Islamic history from the university. He worked at the State Bank of Pakistan from 1970 to 1997, until retirement.
, Rubaa'ee, and Dohay
, as well as the traditional Japanese form of Haiku
.
Some of the forms used are Musaddas
es, with every stanza having 6 lines, and Mukhammas
es, with every stanza having 5 lines. It was published by the Hira Foundation, Pakistan
. The introduction, which includes biographical information on the author, was written by Professor Najmul Hoda
of India
.
Tanwir Phool (born 1948 in Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur Town is a town in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It serves as the headquarters of Muzaffarpur district and Tirhut division....
, 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...
) is the pen name of Tanwiruddin Ahmad Siddiqui, a Pakistani author and poet, writing in 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...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Education and career
He received his education in KarachiKarachi
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...
, 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 studied at the D. J. Science College and Urdu College, and graduated in 1971 from the University of Karachi
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi is a public university located in Karachi, Pakistan. It serves an on-campus student population of more than 24,000. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, it is ranked among the top three universities of the country...
. In 1973 he obtained a Masters Degree in Islamic history from the university. He worked at the State Bank of Pakistan from 1970 to 1997, until retirement.
Works
Phool has written poems in the traditional Urdu forms of the GhazalGhazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
, Rubaa'ee, and Dohay
Doha (poetry)
namshka:For the town in Kuwait, see Doha and For the city in Qatar, see DohaDoha is a form of self-contained rhyming couplet in poetry...
, as well as the traditional Japanese form of Haiku
Haiku
' , plural haiku, is a very short form of Japanese poetry typically characterised by three qualities:* The essence of haiku is "cutting"...
.
Anwaar-e-Hira
Anwaar-e-Hira is a collection of religious poems by Tanwir Phool. It was published in 1997.Some of the forms used are Musaddas
Musaddas
Musaddas is a genre of Urdu poetry in which each unit consists of 6 lines-sestain- . Famous early writers employing this form are Mir Anis and Dabeer. Maulana Altaf Husain Hali and Waheed Akhtar are other well known poets to find expression in this form of poetry. Particularly iconic is Hali's...
es, with every stanza having 6 lines, and Mukhammas
Mukhammas
Mukhammas refers to a type of Persian or Urdu cinquain or pentastich with Sufi connections based on a pentameter.It is one of the more popular verse forms in Tajik Badakhshan, occurring both in madoh and in other performance-genres....
es, with every stanza having 5 lines. It was published by the Hira Foundation, 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...
. The introduction, which includes biographical information on the author, was written by Professor Najmul Hoda
Najmul Hoda
Dr. Najmul Hoda is an Indian Urdu writer and scholar. He was head of the department of Arabic, Persian and Urdu at the University of Madras from 1977 to 1988. He has also taught at B. R...
of 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...
.
Honoraria
- Presidential Award for the Best National Poetry Book of 2005 from the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan
- National Book Foundation Awards for 3 years(from 2001 to 2003) from the Government of Pakistan
- Government of Sindh Award in 2005 for contributions to children's literature
- Golden Jubilee Award from the Hira Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan, for children's literature
- Commendation Certificate for contributions to literature & poetry, from the Faran Writers Guild, Pakistan
- Title of "Qamar-ush-Shu'araa" (Moon among the poets), given by the Shu'oor Academy, for poetic translation of the Qur'anQur'anThe Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
- Title of "Aftab-e-Sipahr-e-Sukhan" (Sun of the Sky of Poetry) given by the head of the departments of Urdu, Arabic & Persian at Madras & Bihar Universities, India
External links
- poetry competition #2 at Mehfil-e-Mushaira website
- competition #8
- #10
- #18 (site includes sample poems)
- http://www.indianchild.com/literature/urdu-literature.htm
- author page at Global Urdu Forum website
- audio archives at Naat Albany Radio, New York website