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Makhdoom Mohiuddin | |
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| Born | (1908-02-04)4 February 1908 |
| Died | 25 August 1969(1969-08-25) (aged 61) |
| Occupation | Urdu Poet |
| Period | Pre and Post Independent India |
| Genre | Ghazal |
| Subject | Revolution |
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Makhdoom Mohiuddin, orAbu Sayed Muhammad Makhdoom Mohiuddin Khudri, (4 February 1908 – 25 August 1969) was anUrdu poet andMarxist political activist of India who founded theProgressive Writers Union inHyderabad and was active with theComrades Association and theCommunist Party of India, and at the forefront of the 1946–1947Telangana Rebellion against theNizam of the erstwhileHyderabad state.[1]
Mohiuddin lectured at the City College in 1934 and taught Urdu literature. He was the founder of the Communist Party in Andhra Pradesh and is regarded as a freedom fighter of India.[2]
He is best known for his collection of poems entitledBisat-e-Raqs ("The Dance Floor"), for which he was awarded the 1969Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu. His published works include the essayTagore and His Poetry, a play,Hosh ke Nakhun ("Unravelling"), an adaptation ofShaw'sWidowers' Houses, and a collection of prose essays.Bisat-e-Raqs[3] is a complete collection of Makhdoom's verse including his two earlier collectionsSurkh Savera ("The Red Dawn", 1944)[4] andGul-e-Tar ("The Dew-drenched Rose", 1961)[5]
He is known asShayar-e-Inquilab' ('Poet of the Revolution'). His ghazals and lyrics have been used in manyHindi films. Among his notable film lyrics are the romantic ghazals:Ek Chameli Ke Mandve Taley,Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi Raat Bhar andPhir Chhidi Raat, Baat Phoolon Ki.[6]
He was also a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from 1956 – 1969 and became opposition leader in the Assembly and was one of the most popular political leaders across India. He traveled to most of the European countries that existed under the umbrella of the Soviet Union and also visited Red China. While in Moscow he metYuri Gagarin and wrote a poem on him.[4]
On 4 and 5 February 2008, programmes were organised inHyderabad to mark his birth centenary celebrations in whichMahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi VishwavidyalayaVibhuti Narain Rai,P. M. Bhargava, and Syed E. Hasnain participated.[7]
In 1991,Doordarshan, an Indian TV station, televised a biographical play about the role MakhdoomMohiuddin played in theTrade Union and theIndian independence movement and the formation of the Communist Party in Andhra Pradesh.[2]Irrfan Khan portrayed MakhdoomMohiuddin in this drama series calledKahkashan (galaxy).
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