Ali Sardar Jafri

Ali Sardar Hafri

Urdu Poet and Author

(November 29, 1913 – August 1, 2000)

Born: November 29, 1913 at Balrampur, UP.

Wife: Sultana, Married in 1948

Important Works:

Parwaz, 1943

Nai Duniya Ko Salam, 1948 (Translated into many Indian languages)

Khoon Ki Lakeer, 1949

Amn Ka Sitara, 1950 (Translated into Russian, English and eleven Indian languages)

Asia Jaag Utha, 1951 (Translated into English and Hindi)

Patthar Ki Deewar, 1953

Ek Khawab Aur, 1964

Pairahan-E-Sharar, 1965

Lahoo Pukarta Hai, 1978

Ghalib and His Poetery (English), (in collaboration with Qurratulain Hyder)

Mera Safar (Selected poems in Hindi)

Ghalib Ka Somnt-E-Khayal (Translation of Ghalib’s Persian poem on Benaras), Chiragh-E-Dair (Temple lamp), in Urdu with an Introduction, 1997

Sarmaya-E-Sukhan, a dictionary of Urdu Poetry (First Volume) (under print).

Manzil (Shrot story collection), 1938

Taraqqi Pasand Adab, (A book of the Progressive Writers’ movement and its literature in Urdu), 1953

Lucknow Ki Paanch Raaten (reminiscences and Reportage), 1965.

Iqbal Shinasi (Iqbal Studies)

Paighambaran –E-Sukhan (Studies on Kabir, Mir Taqui Mir and Ghalib), 1970.

Yeh Kis Ka Khoon Hai ? (Play both in Urdu and Hindi). 1943

Paikar, 1943

Honours:

Padma Shri

Jnanpith Award

Sahitya Akademi Award

Soviet Land Nehru Award

Iqbal Medal from Govt. of Pakistan

Kumaran Asan Award

International Urdu Award

Meer Award