Ata Kakwi
Ata Kakwi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Syed Shah Ataur Rahman 1907 Kako, Bihar, India |
| Died | 18 March 1998 (aged 90–91) |
| Resting place | Campus of Dargah Shah Arzan, Patna |
| Occupations | Professor, writer, poet |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History, religion |
| Sub-discipline | Sufism, Bihar |
| Institutions | Patna University |
Syed Shah Ataur Rahman (1907–18 March 1998) popularly known as Ata Kakwi was an Indian poet and writer.[1][2] He was a contemporary of Wali Azimabadi, Akhtar Qadri, Azizuddin Balkhi and Fasihuddin Balkhi.[3] He served as the head of the Department of Persian at Patna University.[4]
He was a director of Arabic and Persian Research Institute, Patna.[5] He had served as the professor in the Urdu, Arabic and Persian department of Langat Singh College, Muzaffarpur from 1937 to 1954 succeeding Dr. Abdul Majeed Akhtar.[6] He was related to the Abulolai-Naqshbandi order of Sufism.[7]
He was the father of Arshad Kakvi, a known Urdu poet.[8]
Early life
Syed Shah Ataur Rahman was born to Syed Shah Ghafurur Rahman Hamd Kakvi in Kako, Jehanabad district, Bihar in 1907.[9]
He passed matriculation from Gaya Zila School, Gaya.[9] He was a student of Shad Azimabadi in poetry.[2]
Books
- Pesh-i guftār: dībācon̲ kā majmūʻah, 1989
- Miʻyār va mīzān: tabṣire, 1989
- Taḥqīqī mut̤ālaʻe: Taḥqīqī maqālon̲ kā majmūʻah, 1965
- Ās̲ār-i Kāko, 1986
- Mut̤ālaʻah-yi Shād, 1966
- Ḥarf-i avvalīn: apnī taṣānīf va tālīfāt ke dībāce, 1989
- Gulhā-yi rang rang, 1970
Death and legacy
He died on 18 March 1998, in Patna and buried under the campus of Dargah Shah Arzan.[7][10]
The Urdu Directorate, Bihar organized a commemorative program for Ata Kakwi on 26 October 2022 at the Abhilekh Bhawan Bihar State Archive Directorate, Patna.[11]
References
- ^ A Peep Into Seventyfive Years of Bihar: Souvenir, 75th Annual Session of Numismatic Society of India. Bihar Research Society. 1987. p. 70.
- ^ a b K̲h̲udā Bak̲h̲sh Lāʼibreri jarnal (in Urdu). K̲h̲udā Bak̲h̲sh Oriyanṭal Pablik Lāʼibreri. 2008. p. 124.
- ^ Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (1976). Comprehensive History of Bihar: pt. 2 [1976]. Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute. p. 502.
- ^ Siddiqi, Muhammad Zubair (1993). Khuda Bakhsh Lectures, Indian and Islamic (in Urdu). Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library. p. 6.
- ^ Indo-iranica. Iran Society. 1970. p. 117.
- ^ "Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University". www.brabu.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ a b "अता काकवी का परिचय | सूफ़ीनामा". Sufinama (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Ashraf, Md Umar (2022-02-18). "अरशद काकवी, सहते रहे हैं ज़ुल्म हम अहल-ए-ज़मीन के ~ इल्ज़ाम आसमान पे धरते रहे हैं हम - Heritage Times हिन्दी". hindi.heritagetimes.in. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ a b ʻArabī, Fārsī, aur ʻalūm-i Islāmiyah men̲ Bihār kā ḥiṣṣah: semīnār men̲ pesh kiʼe gaʼe maqālāt kā majmūʻah (in Urdu). Idārah-yi Taḥqīqāt-i ʻArabī va Fārsī. 1983. pp. 6–13.
- ^ Qaumī zubān (in Urdu). Anjuman Taraqqī-yi Urdū Pākistān. 1999. p. 71.
- ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (2022-10-26). "Joint Events Orgnized in Patna عطا کاکوی اور اختر اورینوی کی مشترکہ تقریبات کا انعقاد". ETV Bharat News (in Urdu). Retrieved 2024-12-15.
Bibliography
- Azad, Aslam. "Ata Kakvi- A poet of lyrics". Khuda Baksh Oriental Library Journal (in Urdu). 166 (1). Patna, Bihar: Khuda Baksh Oriental Library: 193–200.