Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Sahar
Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Sahar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 March 1908 |
| Died | 18 July 1984[1] |
| Occupation | Poet |
Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi (Urdu: کنور مہیندرا سنگھ بیدی سحر) pen name Sahar was an Indian Urdu poet.[2][3] The Times of India called him a "noted Urdu poet".[4]
Personal life
Sahar was born in Montgomery, Punjab, British India in 9 March 1909[1] now in Pakistan and after Partition of India-Pakistan his family shifted to Fazilka, India
Career
His poetry is varied and includes traditional themes of love and yearning but also themes of unity, peace between India and Pakistan and humor. His poetry is considered to belong to the same transreligious and transnational tradition as that of other well-known poets from the Indian subcontinent such as Muhammad Iqbal, Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Ahmad Faraz.[5]
Sahar's first book of poetry was T̤ulūʻ-i saḥar (1962)[6] (translation "Advent of Daybreak"; the title is a play on words as pen name "Sahar", in Urdu means daybreak). In 1983, he published a collection of autobiographical poetry titled Yādon̲ kā jashn ("A Celebration of Memories").[7]
An international event to celebrate his poetry, called Jashan-e-Sahar ("A celebration for Sahar"), was held in the U.A.E. in 1992.[8]
Poetry
An example of his use of humor to make a serious point is the following Ruba'i:
Waiz ki jawani bhi kiya shaiy hai khuda rakhay |
The preacher's youth is something to behold |
Kanwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Award
An award was created in his honor known as the Kanwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Award, presented by Haryana Urdu Akademi. It has included a cash prize of Rs. 25,000, a Shawl, memento and citation.[9][10]
- Winners
- Ibn-e-Kanwal, Head of Urdu Department of University of Delhi[9][11]
- 2012 Kumar Panipati, author[12]
See also
Bibliography
- T̤ulūʻ-i saḥar, 1962 ("Advent of Daybreak")
- Yādon̲ kā jashn, 1983 ("A Celebration of Memories")
References
- ^ a b https://rekhta.org/poets/mahendra-singh-bedi-sahar/profile?lang=ur
- ^ "Songs sound like jingles today: Jagjit". Daily Tribune India. 19 April 2002. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Fazilka gears up for heritage fest". Daily Tribune India. 18 November 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "GURGAON: THEN AND NOW". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ pg 157, Reliving karbala by S A Hyder, ISBN 978-019-537302-8
- ^ LCC number PK2200.B4 T8
- ^ Yādon̲ kā jashn, Library of Congress control number 86930258. Last accessed 19 September 2012
- ^ Jashne Sahar: mushaira, Library of Congress control number 92930332. Last accessed 20 September 2012
- ^ a b "Hali Award to Shamsur Rahman Faruqi". Urdustan.com newsdesk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "State Awards". Haryana Urdu Akademi. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Heads of Department". University of Delhi. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Awards". The Mill Gazette. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.