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Pardesi was born in 1924<ref>{{cite web|url=https://muslimsaleem.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/urdu-litterateurs-of-india/|title=Shaukat Pardesi|website=muslimsaleem.wordpress.com|accessdate=2016-01-07}}</ref> in Malaysia where he spent his childhood in material comfort and attained his primary education. In 1936, he came to India with his parents. Later on, due to [[World War II]], travel between India and Malaysia discontinued. Consequently, Shaukat Pardesi and his parents could not return back to Malaysia. His father enrolled him in [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]], [[Lucknow]] for the continuation of his studies but subsequently he was shifted to Mission School (now Raja Shri Krishna Dutt Inter College) in Jaunpur from where he completed his middle school education </ref> |
Pardesi was born in 1924<ref>{{cite web|url=https://muslimsaleem.wordpress.com/2010/05/27/urdu-litterateurs-of-india/|title=Shaukat Pardesi|website=muslimsaleem.wordpress.com|accessdate=2016-01-07}}</ref> in Malaysia where he spent his childhood in material comfort and attained his primary education. In 1936, he came to India with his parents. Later on, due to [[World War II]], travel between India and Malaysia discontinued. Consequently, Shaukat Pardesi and his parents could not return back to Malaysia. His father enrolled him in [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]], [[Lucknow]] for the continuation of his studies but subsequently he was shifted to Mission School (now Raja Shri Krishna Dutt Inter College) in Jaunpur from where he completed his middle school education </ref></ref>. Although Pardesi's father established his new home in Jaunpur and settled there permanently but he did not succeed in arranging any regular source of income for the family. Reserved money started depleting and financial hardships became the new reality of life for the family. In January 1943, Shaukat Pardesi got married to Husnaara Begum. From 1944, his elders started leaving this mortal world. First of all mother followed by his father and lastly the elder sister, they all died within a span of three to four years. The changed circumstances of life without any concrete source of income along with the responsibility of an unmarried sister, two orphaned nieces, a wife and a son were too harsh for a 23/24 year young man who had lived his childhood and adolescence in luxury. He tried many things to tackle the problems of his life but unfortunately did not succeed. Consequently, the necessities of life prevailed over self-respect and eventually he landed up at his father-in-law Hafiz Akhtar Ali's place, who was a well- known farmer of village Jamdahan in Jaunpur district. Hafiz Akhtar was also a Mukhtar in Jaunpur court. He had only two daughters. The elder daughter was reasonably well settled with her lawyer husband. Conversely Hafiz Akhtar Ali's own circumstances were such that he himself required a supporting hand to look after his farming and wealth. Thus the situation made Pardesi a perfect counterpart for his father-in-law perfect but for some reason it did not last for long. As a result in 1950, Pardesi left Jamdahan and went to [[Mumbai]].<ref name="rekhta.org">{{cite web|url=https://rekhta.org/ebooks/tohfa-e-atfal-ebooks|title=e-book for Shaukat pardesi biography|website=rekhta.org|accessdate=2016-01-06}}</ref> |
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In Mumbai, he stayed for almost 8 years and by the time he grounded his feet in this city of hopes, he had a serious attack of heart palpitation (Ikhtelaj-e-Qalb) that made him virtually bed ridden and consequently he wasn't left with any option but to come back to his father-in-law's place in Jamdahan. |
In Mumbai, he stayed for almost 8 years and by the time he grounded his feet in this city of hopes, he had a serious attack of heart palpitation (Ikhtelaj-e-Qalb) that made him virtually bed ridden and consequently he wasn't left with any option but to come back to his father-in-law's place in Jamdahan. |
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| File:Shaukat Pardesi.jpg Shaukat Pardesi in 1950 | |
| Born | Sheikh Mohammed Irfan April 1924 |
| Died | October 1995 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Urdu Poet |
Sheikh Mohammed Irfan better known as Shaukat Pardesi (Urdu: شوکت پردیسی ,born in April 1924- October 1995) was a poet, editor and lyricist born in Malaysia. Although his father Sheikh Sahib Ali hailed from a small village, Maroofpur in Jaunpur district of India but he migrated to Malaysia and lived there for a long period of time. During 1950's he was associated with Urdu Daily Inquilab, acted as the Editor of Film Times Weekly magazine. He published as well as edited an acclaimed monthly Urdu magazine entitled Munna for children who were supported through the writings of eminent writers like Niaz Fatehpuri, Ale Ahmad Suroor, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, etc. His ghazals and nazms were not merely restricted to journals but have also been recorded by HMV in the melodious voices of various famous singers of his time viz. Talat Mahmood, Manna Dey,[1][2] C. H. Atma,[3][4] Anup Jalota,[5] Dilraj Kaur,[6] Shailendra Singh,[7] Shyam Lala and others.
Early life
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Pardesi was born in 1924[8] in Malaysia where he spent his childhood in material comfort and attained his primary education. In 1936, he came to India with his parents. Later on, due to World War II, travel between India and Malaysia discontinued. Consequently, Shaukat Pardesi and his parents could not return back to Malaysia. His father enrolled him in Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow for the continuation of his studies but subsequently he was shifted to Mission School (now Raja Shri Krishna Dutt Inter College) in Jaunpur from where he completed his middle school education </ref></ref>. Although Pardesi's father established his new home in Jaunpur and settled there permanently but he did not succeed in arranging any regular source of income for the family. Reserved money started depleting and financial hardships became the new reality of life for the family. In January 1943, Shaukat Pardesi got married to Husnaara Begum. From 1944, his elders started leaving this mortal world. First of all mother followed by his father and lastly the elder sister, they all died within a span of three to four years. The changed circumstances of life without any concrete source of income along with the responsibility of an unmarried sister, two orphaned nieces, a wife and a son were too harsh for a 23/24 year young man who had lived his childhood and adolescence in luxury. He tried many things to tackle the problems of his life but unfortunately did not succeed. Consequently, the necessities of life prevailed over self-respect and eventually he landed up at his father-in-law Hafiz Akhtar Ali's place, who was a well- known farmer of village Jamdahan in Jaunpur district. Hafiz Akhtar was also a Mukhtar in Jaunpur court. He had only two daughters. The elder daughter was reasonably well settled with her lawyer husband. Conversely Hafiz Akhtar Ali's own circumstances were such that he himself required a supporting hand to look after his farming and wealth. Thus the situation made Pardesi a perfect counterpart for his father-in-law perfect but for some reason it did not last for long. As a result in 1950, Pardesi left Jamdahan and went to Mumbai.[9]
In Mumbai, he stayed for almost 8 years and by the time he grounded his feet in this city of hopes, he had a serious attack of heart palpitation (Ikhtelaj-e-Qalb) that made him virtually bed ridden and consequently he wasn't left with any option but to come back to his father-in-law's place in Jamdahan.
After 1958, Pardesi spent rest of his life in Jamdahan in the companionship of his wife and heart palpitation. He died in October 1995 in Jaunpur out of Cancer.
Literary journey
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Pardesi was quite a visible Urdu poet through Urdu magazines and periodicals, especially during late forties to seventies of last century. He wrote his first ghazal in 1938.
Pardesi's pen touched almost all varieties/classes of Urdu poetry ranging from nazm and geet to ghazal, Qata and rubaaee. His poetries got space in the pages of almost every known Urdu journal of his time such as Shaaer Mumbai, Nerang-e-kheyal Lahore, Shamaa Delhi [10], Beesween Sadi Delhi, Bano Delhi[11], Khilauna Delhi, Gagan Mumbai, Naya Daur Lucknow, Pyam-e-Taleem Delhi, Tahreek Delhi, Aajkal Delhi, Jamalistaan Delhi, Shiraaz Karachi, Mashraqi Aanchal Delhi, Saaghar Lahore, Saboohi Lahore, Tabassum Hyderabad, Kahkashaan Mumbai, Shoa-ein Lahore, Mashhoor Delhi, Ittehaad Mumbai, Nikhat Allahabad, and many more.[9]
Books
Pardesi could not publish any of his collection during his life time due to his personal circumstances. However later on his son, Nadeem Ahmad tried to collect as many of his writings as he could and published them under the following three titles:
- Tohfa-e-Itfal: Published in 2010 and contains Pardesi's poems which he wrote for children[12][13]
- Mizrab-e-Sukhan: Published in 2012 and comprises Pardesi's nazms and geets[14]
- Saaz-e-Naghmabaar: Published in 2015 and contains Pardesi's ghazals, qataats and rubaaees
- Mazameen-e-Shaukat: Published in 2015 and consists of articles reflecting some aspects his personal life as well as literary relationships[15]
Journalism
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During his stay in Mumbai, from 1950 to 1958, Pardesi was associated with Urdu daily Inquilab for a quite a long time. He also acted as an Editor to Film Times Weekly. For few years, he published and edited Munna, an acclaimed monthly Urdu magazine of fifties for children who were supported through the writings of eminent writers like Niaz Fatehpuri, Ale Ahmad Suroor, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ehtesham Hussain, etc.
Filmography
Pardesi's association with film industry was limited and relatively unnoticed. He wrote songs for three films namely Khubsoorat,[16] Ghulam Begam Badshah,[17] and Shaheed-e-Aazam Bhagat Singh that were sung by Mohammed Rafi,[18] and Asha Bhosale,.[19] In addition, he wrote dialogues for Ghulam Begam Badshah and Jhansi Ki Rani.
Non-film songs
A number of Pardesi's ghazals and nazms were recorded by HMV in the voices of some of the famous singers of his time like Talat Mahmood,[20] Manna Dey, C. H. Atma, Anup Jalota, Dilraj Kaur, Shailendra Singh, Shyam Lala and others. In particular, his ghazal "Hairan hoon aei sanam ki tujhe aur kya kahoon" in the voice of Manna Dey got immense popularity.
Awards and recognition
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- Uttar Pradesh Urdu Akademi Award (2014)
References
- ^ "Hairan Hoon Aye Sanam". saavn.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "Manna Dey (soulfully yours...Geet & Ghazal". ngh.co.in. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "Yeh Dost Mujhe Ab Yaad Na Kar". saavn.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "Tum Jo Nazar Aaye". mio.to. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "An Evening with Anup Jalota,Dil Badal Jata Hai". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "Suhan raat mein dilkash nazare". jagjitchitra.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "Too Jo Mil Jaye To Har Gham Ko Bhula Sakta Hoo". rippletunes.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "Shaukat Pardesi". muslimsaleem.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ^ a b "e-book for Shaukat pardesi biography". rekhta.org. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ^ "paper cutting published in Shamaa Delhi in July 1953 from book Mizraab-e-Sukhan". sendspace.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ^ "Bano Delhi August 1970 Book Mizrab-e-Sukhan". sendspace.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ^ "Tohfa-e-Atfal". Rektha.org. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ "Daily Urdu News â€" Inquilab News Channel". Epaper.inquilab.com. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae : Dr. Musheer Ahmad" (PDF). Jmi.ac.in. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ "Daily Urdu News â€" Inquilab News Channel". Epaper.inquilab.com. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ "Khubsurat (1952) - Madan Mohan - Listen to Khubsurat songs/music online - MusicIndiaOnline". Mio.to. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ "Ghulam Begum Badshah 1956-Aaj Hai Mujhko Khushi Jhoom Uthi". androidmusic.net. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "Aakash Ke Aanchal Me Sitara Hi Rahega". hindigeetmala.net. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "Aaj Hai Mujhko Khushi Jhoom Uthi". androidmusic.net. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ^ "Raat Taron se Jab Sanvarti Hai". mio.to. Retrieved 2016-01-02.