Mohsin Zaidi
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Mohsin Zaidi محسن زیدی | |
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| Born | Saiyed Mohsin Raza Zaidi 10 July 1935 Bahraich, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 3 September 2003 (aged 68) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Pen name | Mohsin |
| Occupation | Urdu poet, Indian Economic Service |
| Education | M.A. (Economics) |
| Genre | Ghazal |
Mohsin Zaidi (10 July 1935 – 3 September 2003) was an Indian Urdu poet who used the pen name 'Mohsin'.
Life
On 10 July 1935, Saiyed Mohsin Raza Zaidi (Template:Lang-ur) was born in Bahraich, a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh to parents Saiyed Ali Raza Zaidi and Sughra Begum.[citation needed]
He attended the Islamia School in Pratapgarh from 1940 to 1942, K. P. Hindu High School from 1943 to 1948, Government High School from 1949 to 1950, and Maharaj Singh Inter College, Bahraich, from 1951 to 1952.[citation needed]
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature, History and Economics from Lucknow University in 1954.[citation needed] He gained a Master's degree in Economics from Allahabad University in 1956.[citation needed]
He died in Lucknow on 3 September 2003.[citation needed]
Occupation
Zaidi joined the Indian Economic Service in 1956 and worked with the Government of India until his retirement in 1993.[citation needed]
Career
Zaidi held positions with the Central Government in ministries of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Labour, Agriculture, and in the Planning Commission.[citation needed] He retired as a Senior Economist in the Senior Administrative Grade of Joint Secretary.[citation needed] As part of government assignments, he toured Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Algeria.[citation needed]
Poetic life
Zaidi started writing Urdu poetry in 1950 at the age of 15 while still in high school in Pratapgarh.[citation needed] Initially, he was impressed by Naazish Pratapgarhi, yet his major inspiration came from Mir Taqi Mir, Momin Khan Momin, Mirza Ghalib, Haider Ali Aatish, Mir Anis, Daagh Dehlvi and Mir Dard.[citation needed] Among the neoclassical and modern poets his favourites were Muhammad Iqbal, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, and Jigar Moradabadi.[1]
Poetic style
Zaidi was a poet of ghazals. Kumar Pashi said that Mohsin Zaidi was among the few poets who used the perfection of diction and pleasantness of narration of traditional ghazal to express new ideas.[2]
Makhmoor Saeedi, a contemporary poet and Urdu critic, wrote that "Mohsin Zaidi’s language is not decorative but simple, and to create an impression through his simplicity is his special skill. This skill is not easy but Mohsin Zaidi has a mastery over it".[3]
According to Shaarib Rudawlvi, "Mohsin’s ghazals had a freshness of thought, intense feelings, and dexterity of expression. One aspect of his poetry is spontaneity; he has got a flow of ideas that presented one image after another in the form of his ashaar". Mohsin Zaidi’s poetry witnessed many literary ups and downs of his times and the rise and fall of many movements. But in every age, he preserved his unique poetic style. And this is his greatest quality." [4]
Zaidi’s “poetic character had been weaned on these elements – integrity of character, opposition to all tyrannical powers, belief in retribution for one’s actions, search for virtues in human nature, belief in the victory of truth. These elements, form the backdrop for his poetic works”.[3]
The study of economics influenced his poetry, which includes social commentary.[5]
Poetic works
• Shehr-e-Dil (1961)
• Rishtah-e-Kalaam (1978)
• Mataa-e-Aakhir-e-Shab (1990)
• Baab-e-Sukhan (2000)
• Jumbish-e-Nok-e-Qalam (2005)
References
- ^ Interview of Mohsin Zaidi broadcast on All India Radio in June, 2003, that also appeared in Jumbish-e-Nok-e-Qalam, published in 2005
- ^ Review by Kumar Paashi in Rishta-e-Kalaam, published in 1978
- ^ a b Foreword to Mataa-e-Aakhir-e-Shab by Makhmoor Saeedi, published in 1990
- ^ Foreword to Jumbish-e-Nok-e-Qalam by Dr. Shaarib Rudawlvi, published in 2005
- ^ Foreword to Baab-e-Sukhan by Gyan Chand Jain, published in 2000
External links
- NewsEvents, The Annual of Urdu Studies, University of Wisconsin
- Muhsin Zaidi 1935 - A Date List of Urdu Literature - by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi & Frances W. Pritchett
- Muhsin Zaidi 1935-2003 - List of Urdu Authors: Urdu Youth Forum
- Mention of 29th issue of 'Irteqa' on life & works of Mohsin Zaidi
- Vichardhara - excerpts from a mushaira
- A Ghazal of Mohsin Zaidi
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