Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri

Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri ( 9 August 1909 – 5 October 1985), known as Lisan-ul-Mulk, was a writer,[1][2] author, critic, editor-in-chief, Indian independence activist, Indian politician and an acclaimed figure of Hyderabad, India. He was president of Lutfuddaulah Oriental Research Institute[3] Hyderabad, president of Hyderabad Journalist Association,[4] member of State Library Council.[5]

Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri
Born9 August 1909
Died5 October 1985(1985-10-05) (aged 76)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Poet, journalist, writer, translator, literary citic, educationist and politician
Known forOne nation theory, United India
Notable workTanqid-i-Qamus-ul-Mashahir
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSayyida Shahzadi Begum
ParentSayyid Shamsullah Qadri (Father)
AwardsPadma Shri in 1966

Qadri was awarded civilian award Padma Shri in 1966 by the government of India for his work in literature and education.[6] He was also a member of Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Council[7] and chairman of Andhra Pradesh state Hajj Committee. Further he was founder and editor-in-chief of the Urdu daily newspaper Saltanat[8] and Paisa Akhbar; [9] prior to that he was editor in Tarikh Publications, which was founded by his father since 1929.[10]

Padamshri Sayyid AhmedUllah Qadri (M.L.C) With then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Qadri, With then Chief Minister of U.P Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna and other Notables

Early life

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Qadri was born in Hyderabad State on 9 August 1909 to Shamsullah Qadri and Mahboob Begum Qadri in an academic family that was well known in literary circles. He was the eldest son. He had two younger brothers Imdadullah Qadri and Saadullah Qadri. His father was an author.[11][12][13][14] and was the First Researcher of Deccaniyat[15]

In 1946, Qadri was the first Journalist of Hyderabad State to write in favor of one nation theory in Urdu News Daily Saltanat.[citation needed]

Works

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  • Muhamid e Osman[16]
  • Tanqid-i-Qamus-ul-Mashahir : 1934[17][18]
  • Mir Hasan Dehelvi : 1931
  • Qamus-ul-Mashahir : 1933
  • Naveed e Massarat : 1934[19]
  • Usman-Namah : Literary and historical miscellany 16 May 1934
  • Mazamir (Kalaam-e-Majmua): 1935
  • Memoirs of Chand Bibi: The Princess of Ahmadnagar 1939[20]
  • Savaneh chand Bibi[21]
  • Azeem mujahid e Azadi Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru 1942
  • Fateh Azadi 1947
  • Hind Nama : 15 August 1949[22]
  • Jawahar Nama 1950
  • Hyderabad Nama 1953
  • Andhra Nama : 24 October 1958[23]
  • Nazr-e-Aqeedat 1966
  • Bahadur Nama : a humble tribute in 62 stanzas to Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, March 1965.[24]
  • Tarana-e-Iqhlaas : a humble tribute in 52 stanzas 1968[25]
  • Muguam-e-Ghalib : 1969[26]
  • Paayam e Gandhi ( Message of Gandhi ) 100 stanzas 24 December 1969 released by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
  • Indira Nama 1970
  • Priyadarshini Gatha 1971
  • Indira Sumanjali 1972
  • Qisa e Sanjan 1973
  • 25 years of India's progress 1973

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mumtaz Ali Tajddin. "SHAH TAHIR HUSSAIN". Encyclopaedia of Ismailism.
  2. ^ Courtly Encounters: Translating Courtliness and Violence in Early Modern Eurasia. Sanjay Subrahmanyam. 30 October 2012. p. 240. ISBN 9780674067059.
  3. ^ "DR. NEELAM SANJIVA REDDY – GOLDEN JUBILEE JULY1963 with 3 Rare Signatures of MPS | eBay". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  4. ^ File:Andhra nama.jpg
  5. ^ Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri (1958). "Andhra Nama". Hyderabad: Lutfuddaulah oreintal research institute.
  6. ^ "Padma Shri Awardess". india.gov.in.
  7. ^ "Bahadur Nama". Lutfuddaulah oreintal research center. March 1967.
  8. ^ http://ahmedullahqadri.blogspot.com [user-generated source]
  9. ^ "Book on Padmashree Ahmedullah Quadri released | Siasat". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Major Urdu Journals at the Urdu Research Center". 24 December 2008.
  11. ^ "Salateen E Muabber". Muslim University Press Aligarh. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Urdu-i-qadim". Urdu literature – History and criticism. Lucknow : [s.n.], 1930.
  13. ^ Sayyed ShamsUllah Qadri (1930). "Tareekh – Malabaar". Hindustan – Malabaar (in Urdu). Aligarh: Muslim University Press. p. 98. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  14. ^ Syed Shams Ullah Qadri (1933). "Moorrakheen-E-Hind". Bibliographical Studies in Indo-Muslim History (in Urdu). HYDERABAD DECCAN: THE MAGAZINE TAREEKH. p. 139.
  15. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri. "Muhamid e Osman". Language. Linguistics. Literature. Hyderabad: Taj Press.
  17. ^ Sayyid Ahmadullah Quadri (1934). "Tanqid Qamus-ul-mashahir". Urdu literature (in Urdu).
  18. ^ Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri (1934). Tanqid-i-Qamus-ul-Mashahir (in Urdu). Hyderabad: Shams Ul Islam Press. p. 108.
  19. ^ Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri (1934). "Naveed e Massarat". Language. Linguistics. Literature (in Urdu). Hyderabad: Shams ul Islam Press. p. 12.
  20. ^ Sayyid Ahmed-Ullah Qadri (1939). Memoirs of Chand Bibi: The Princess of Ahmadnagar (in Urdu). Hyderabad: Tarikh Office.
  21. ^ Sayyid Ahmad-ullah Qadri (1940). "Savaneh chand Bibi". Women – Biography. (in Urdu). Hyderabad: Tareekh Office. p. 1.
  22. ^ Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri (15 August 1949). "Hind Nama". Devotional. Hyderabad: Lutfuddaulah Oreintal Research Institute. p. 483.
  23. ^ Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri; Sayyid Imdadullah Qadri; Sayyid Saadullah Qadri (24 October 1958). "Andhra Nama" (in Urdu). Hyderabad: Lutfuddaulah Oriental Research Institute.
  24. ^ Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri (1965). "Bahadur Nama" (in Urdu). Hyderabad: Lutfuddaulah oreintal research center.
  25. ^ Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri (1968). "Tarana-e-Iqhlaas : a humble tribute in 52 stanzas" (PDF) (in Urdu). Hyderabad, India: Lutfuddaulah Oriental Research Instit ute.
  26. ^ Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri (1969). Muguam-e-Ghalib. Hyderabad: Lutfuddaulah oreintal research Institute. p. 101.