Bheed Mein Tanha Insaan: Javed Akhtar on Urdu poet Khalil Ur Rahman Azmi
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- Renowned Urdu poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar criticises progressive writers and their counterparts in equal measure as he launched a book on one of Urdu's great poets and critics, Khalil Ur Rehman Azmi.
He was speaking at the launch of a book entitled 'Many Summers Apart: Gems From Contemporary Urdu Literature'. Javed Akhtar also reminisces his days as a school student spent in Aligarh. He was in conversation with Prof. Shafey Kidwai from Aligarh Muslim University's department of journalism and mass communication.
Transcreated from Urdu by Huma Khalil, the book 'Many Summers Apart' is based on Khalil Ur Rehman Azmi's original work 'Urdu Mein Tarqqi Pasand Adabi Tehreek'. Published in 1972, Azmi's book is considered to be a great scholarly work on progressive writing.
Teri sadaa ka hai, sadiyo’n se intizaar mujhe...
Merey lahu ke samandar, zara pukaar mujhe..
Main apne ghar ko bulandi pe chaDh ke kya dekhu’n..
Urooj e fan, meri dahleez pe utaar mujhe...
-- Khalil Ur Rehman Azmi
Khalil Ur Rehman Azmi (1927-1978) was one of the greatest Urdu poets of his generation. Born in the district of Azamgarh, UP, in 1927, he completed his initial education from Shibli High School and then went on to join Aligarh Muslim University for higher studies where he taught Urdu for the rest of his life.
Very few people know that he was instrumental in nurturing one of the greatest Urdu Scholars of English language - Professor Ralph Russel.
Khalil Ur Rehman Azmi taught Urdu to Ralph Russel in Aligarh. Prof. Russel, later in his life, went on to write books such as Three Mughal Poets, 1968, Ghalib, life and letters, The Oxford India Ghalib: Life, Letters and Ghazals 2003, The Seeing Eye: Selection from the Urdu and Persian Ghazals of Ghalib 2003 and many others.
There's a long list of great Urdu scholars, teachers, poets and writers who found a great patron and Ustaad in Khalil Ur Rehman Azmi. Akhlaq Mohammad Khan 'Shahryar' - the Urdu poet who is a household name - is one of them. The same Shahryar who penned some of Hindi cinema's best lyrics for Muzaffar Ali's feature films Gaman and Umrao Jaan. Khalil Sahab was just like his elder brother, patron and mentor.
His original book 'Urdu Mein Tarqqi Pasand Adabi Tehreek', has had eight successful reprints. The book helps in providing a perspective to the literary work of Urdu stalwarts such as Sajjad Zaheer, Munshi Premchand, Ismat Chughtai, Saadat Hasan Manto, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Kaifi Azmi, Sahir Ludhinavi, Sardar Jafri and other giants.
Arguably, Khalil Ur Rahman's greatest achievement is his modern Urdu poetry. He's an institution, according to Urdu scholars.
A selection of his nazms and ghazals has been published in Hindi by Rekhta books entitled: Mere Lahu Ke Samandar' recently. The book is available on Amazon.
Late Shahryar edited one volume of his selected poetry titled 'Aasmaa'N Ae AasmaN'.
The hindi book of his selected poems entitled ‘ Teri Sadaa Ka Intizaar’ is also available in the market.
Khalil Saheb was our favourite in the University days۔۔۔۔ for his subtlety، simplicity and understatement۔
My favourite Sher was:
تمام عمر ہمیں کسی اور تلاش رہی
جیسے قریب سے دیکھا وہ دوسرا نکلا
Janab Danish Iqbal Sahab, shukriya. Khalil Ur Rahman Azmi, indeed, was an incredible poet and scholar. Great to know that you come from a great educational institution, Aligarh Muslim University, associated with poets such as Majaz, Jazbi, Khalil ur Rahman Azmi, Khurshidul Islam, Zahida Zaidi, Rahi Masoom Raza and Shahryar, and many others. Do you also write poetry, sir?
@@CINEINK Thanks..... Unfortunately, I am not talented enough..... No, I do not write poetry...... as I cannot write poetry. Not evolved enough for higher pursuits!
نہ جانے کس کی ہمیں عمر بھر تلاش رہی
جسے قریب سے دیکھا وہ دوسرا نکلا ۔۔۔۔
شعر اس طرح ہے
I have an empty, baseless and impotent envy of stalwarts like Javed Saab. I both admire and grudge them their supreme faculty of clarity of thought and articulation of perspective. Because I have neither the ability nor the means to reach anywhere close to that precision of word. I can only covet it from afar.
Very candid confession. Our admiration for you has increased in leaps and bounds. Thanks.
Its the sadhana of decades. We too can do it to a large extent provided we are ready to pay the price.
Kya Clarity aur Objectivity Hai!
Javed saab kedimaag aur unki zubaan ke beeech ek kamaal ka taal-mel hai!
Bahoot khoob! Shukriya!
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اتنی معلوماتی گفتگو کے لئے جاوید صاحب مبارک باد کے مستحق ہیں۔۔۔
Proud to be a student of Minto circle
*ख़ूब ।*
Your channel is doing great work in teaching Urdu & Hindi. Thanks.
بہت عمدہ۔۔۔واہ۔۔واہ
My fav. Javed akhtar🤗
He's a great speaker. Shukriya.
As usual Cineink is marvelous
Shukriya Fazli sahab.
پسندیدہ شاعر
Khoob
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Wow….!!!
Prophet muhammad says :
Buzurgo ki tazeem karma.ustad ka aehtram karna,muhabbat karna unconditionally Meri
(P. B.U.H)respect k equally hay.
Haya ko sath leker Chalo.Ali ko sath leker chaloo.
Chalo to Saray karwaa ko appun k sath leker chaloo ...
Saeed Ahmed Siddiqui student
Engr Khan.
Aligarh old boys student Federation.
Achhi Baat hai lekin aapke comment se video ka kya taa'lluq? Aligarh ke hokar isqadar uljhi baat. Khair.
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@@CINEINK wo jub boltay hein to batooo say phoool jhurtay hein ...
Chalo SHA sahiba k husband say guftugu kar k daikhtay hein...
Saeed Ahmed Siddiqui .
Student
Engr Khan
Pioneers of Aligarh old. Boys students Federation.
Kya kya de diya hum ko allah ne ese hamare bade buzurgon diye hai hum sahi se. unko padh le to shayad bhaut kaam aaye zindagi jeene ke sahi saleeka aa jeyn..
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Matlab ye mulhid aadmi hai
Javed akhtar shabana azami ne apne baap jan nisar akhtar or kaifi azami ka naam badnam kiya hai.
Aisa kyun kehte hain aap? Both Javed and Shabana are the pride of India, widely respected all over the world for their to Indian cinema.
Utter nonsense!