Yusufkhan Mohamadkhan Pathan
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Yusufkhan Mohamadkhan Pathan (Devanagari
: युसुफखान मोहमदखान पठाण) (b. 1930) is a Marathi
writer from Maharashtra
, India
.
He has a doctorate in Marathi literature, which he obtained in 1958 from Pune for his thesis on "Marathi bakharitil Pharasiche-swarup ("Use of Persian language in Marathi bakhar), for which he won the Paranjape award for the best dissertation in Marathi. He served as a college professor for some years and moved on to head, first, the department of Journalism and then during 1979-90 the department of Marathi in Ambedkar Marathwada University at Aurangabad.
Pathan was born in Muslim
faith, and studied Quran in his childhhood. He later translated into Marathi parts of that book, and assisted in the publication of Marathi Divya Quran (दिव्यकुराण). He has also written scholarly books on Marathi sant
literature.
He has written literary criticisms, and published collections of his short stories and travelogues. In some of his writings, he has brought out the plights of downtrodden Muslims in India.
In 1959, Pathan published an edited copy of Bhausahebanchi Bakhar (भाऊसाहेबांची बखर), which was probably an eye witness account of the 1761 Third Battle of Panipat
written by one Krushnaji Shamrao.
He has translated into Marathi Al Biruni's Arabic classic Kitab-ul-Hind, naming the translation as Al Birunicha Bharat (अल्बरुणीचा भारत).
Pathan chaired in 1990 Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
(मराठी साहित्य सम्मेलन), which was held in Pune
.
for Persian scholarship. In 2007, he received a Padma Shri award from the Government of India for excellence in literature and education.
Devanagari
Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
: युसुफखान मोहमदखान पठाण) (b. 1930) is a Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
writer from Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, 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...
.
He has a doctorate in Marathi literature, which he obtained in 1958 from Pune for his thesis on "Marathi bakharitil Pharasiche-swarup ("Use of Persian language in Marathi bakhar), for which he won the Paranjape award for the best dissertation in Marathi. He served as a college professor for some years and moved on to head, first, the department of Journalism and then during 1979-90 the department of Marathi in Ambedkar Marathwada University at Aurangabad.
Pathan was born in Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
faith, and studied Quran in his childhhood. He later translated into Marathi parts of that book, and assisted in the publication of Marathi Divya Quran (दिव्यकुराण). He has also written scholarly books on Marathi sant
Sant
Sant is an Indian term derived from a Sanskrit verb that means both "to be good" and "to be real". From the fifteenth century the term has often referred to those who sing the name of God and worship Him, particularly the bhakti poets of Marathi...
literature.
He has written literary criticisms, and published collections of his short stories and travelogues. In some of his writings, he has brought out the plights of downtrodden Muslims in India.
In 1959, Pathan published an edited copy of Bhausahebanchi Bakhar (भाऊसाहेबांची बखर), which was probably an eye witness account of the 1761 Third Battle of Panipat
Third battle of Panipat
The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, at Panipat , about 60 miles north of Delhi between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Confederacy and a coalition of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali with 2 Indian Muslim allies—the Rohilla Afghans of the Doab, and the...
written by one Krushnaji Shamrao.
He has translated into Marathi Al Biruni's Arabic classic Kitab-ul-Hind, naming the translation as Al Birunicha Bharat (अल्बरुणीचा भारत).
Pathan chaired in 1990 Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
Marathi Sahitya Sammelan
Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan is a conference for literary discussions by Marathi writers. Though the conference has sometimes been held in a town outside the Indian state of Maharashtra, it is typically held annually in one of the towns in Maharashtra where Marathi is the mother tongue...
(मराठी साहित्य सम्मेलन), which was held in Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
.
Honors
Pathan's Sant Sahitya Chintan won the Maharashtra Sahitya Parishat Award in 1984. Pathan received in 2004 a Certificate of Honor from the Government of IndiaGovernment of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
for Persian scholarship. In 2007, he received a Padma Shri award from the Government of India for excellence in literature and education.