Mirza Adeeb

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Mirza Adeeb
A portrait of Mirza Adeeb
A portrait of Mirza Adeeb
Native name
میرزا ادیب (Urdu)
BornMirza Dilawer
(1914-04-04)4 April 1914
Lahore, Punjab, British India
(now Pakistan)
Died31 July 1999(1999-07-31) (aged 85)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Pen nameMeerza Adeeb
OccupationDramatist or Playwright, Short story writer
LanguagePunjabi, Urdu
NationalityBritish Indian
(1914–1947)
Pakistani
(1947–1999)
CitizenshipPakistani
EducationB.A. (Hon.)
Alma mater
  • Islamia College, Railway Road, Lahore[1]
  • Government Islamia High School, Bhati Gate, Lahore
PeriodModern Era (Post-World War II)
GenreDrama, short story
SubjectVerisimilitude, Realism and Romanticism
Literary movementProgressive Movement
Romanticist Movement
Notable worksPas-i Pardah (1967), Caccā Coṉc
Notable awards
  • Pride of Performance
    1981[1]
  • Adamjee Literary Award – [1]
    31 January 1968 Pas-i Pardah – Drama
  • United Book Prize – [1]
    2 November 1976 Caccā Coṉc – Short story

Mirza Adeeb, PP, BA (Hon), (Urdu: مرزا ادیب‎—Mirzā Adīb; 4 April 1914 – 31 July 1999[1][2][3]), also known as Meerza Adeeb, (میرزا ادیب—Mīrzā Adīb),[3] was a Pakistani Urdu writer of dramas and short stories.[4] His plays and short stories won him six prizes and awards from the .[1]

Name[]

Mirza Adeeb's birth name was Mirza Dilawer Ali,[5][6] but he came to be known in the literary world as Mirza Adeeb. (Mirza denotes the rank of a high nobleman or Prince,[Note 1] and Adeeb means 'Litterateur'.)

Early life[]

He was born in 1914, in Lahore, British India to Mirza Basheer Ali.[7][1] He attended Government Islamia High School, Bhati Gate, Lahore. He got his Bachelor of Arts degree from Islamia College, Lahore. He initially focused on poetry, then devoted himself to playwriting.[1][5]

Career[]

Plays[]

At first, being influenced from the Rūmānwī Tẹḥrīk, (رومانوی تحریک—Urdu for 'The Romanticist Movement'), he wrote romantic prose.[8]

Later, he switched to writing plays about everyday events and incidents taking place in the society; focusing more on social problems and quotidian issues. His later works were pragmatist and verisimilitudinous.[6] He used simple and everyday language in his plays, which enabled them to get a greater audience. Moreover, he had begun writing one-act dramas, which made them easier to broadcast over radio and television.[9] When he affiliated himself with Radio Pakistan, many of his plays were broadcast and they gained popularity among the masses.[10] He is listed as a prominent Urdu playwright of the Modern Era.[9]

Other works[]

His main works, other than dramas, include stories and biographies.[9] He also wrote critical essays and commentaries on books, besides writing columns in newspapers. He was also influenced by the Taraqqī-Pasasnd Tẹḥrīk (ترقّی-پسند تحریک—Urdu for 'Progressive Movement').[9] He was also the editor of magazines, of which the most notable is Adab-e Laṭīf, (ادبِ لطیف—Urdu for ''Humorous Literature''). He also translated some American stories to Urdu.[9] Furthermore, he wrote numerous stories for children.

Style[]

Following are the main features of Mirza Adeeb's style of writing:[9]

  • Objectivity: His plays had a strong sense of objectivity in them.
  • Riveting dialogues: The dialogues he chose were grounded, yet captivating. Each character spoke according to his/her social status and his dramas did not contain artificial, literary dialogues. His dialogues also contained witty repartees and striking replies.
  • Versatility: His story lines include a variety of topics, taken from the prosaic lives on common people.
  • Pragmatism: Rather than focusing on characterisation, as did many of his contemporaries, he focused more on events.
  • Humanitarianism: His plays and stories have a humanitarian and philanthropic outlook.

Works[]

  • His selective drama-collections are:
  • Āⁿsū aur Sitārē (آنسو اور ستارے, Urdu for ''Tears and the Stars''),[5]
  • Lahū aur Qālīn (لہو اور قالین, Urdu for ''the Blood and the Carpet''),[5]
  • Šīšē kī Dīwār (شیشے کی دیوار, Urdu for ''the Wall of Glass''),[5][11]
  • Sutūn' (ستون, Urdu for ''the Pillar''),[5][12]
  • Faṣīl-e Šab' (فصیلِ شب, Urdu for ''Part of the Night''),[1]
  • m'Pas-e Pardah (پسِ پرده, Urdu for ''Beneath the Veil'', 1967),[1][6]
  • Xāk Našīn' (خاک نشین, Urdu for ''the Earth Dwellers'')[8] and
  • Šīšah Mērē Saŋg (شیشہ میرے سنگ, Urdu for ''the Glass With Me'').[5]
  • His selective short-story collections are:[9]
  • Jaŋgal (جنگل, Urdu for ''the Jungle''),
  • Dīwārēⁿ (دیواریں, Urdu for ''the Walls''),
  • Kambal (کمبل, Urdu for ''the Blanket''),
  • Sharfoo Ki Kahani (شروف کی کہانی, Urdu for ''The Story of Nobel people''),
  • Wo Larki Kon Thi (وہ لڑکی کون تھی, Urdu for ''Who was that girl'').
  • His collection of personal biographies is 'Nāxun kā Qarź (ناخن کا قرض, Urdu for ''the Debt of the Fingernail'').[1]
  • Miṫṫī kā Diyā (مٹّی کا دیا, Urdu for ''the Earthen Lamp'') is his autobiography.[1][6][13]

Awards[]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The derivation of which word is from Emir (Amīr—Urdu for 'nobleman') and Zādah—Urdu for 'son'.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Aqeel Abbas Jafari (2010). Pakistan Chronicle (in Urdu) (1st ed.). 94/1, 26th St., Ph. 6, D.H.A., Karachi: Virsa Publications. p. 842. ISBN 9789699454004.CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "Fāt̴imah Bint-e ʿAbdullāh". Urdū (lāzmī), barā-yi jamāʿat dahum. 21, E2, Gulberg III, Lahore: Punjab Textbook Board. 2009. p. 51.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Apnā Apnā Rāg". Sarmāya-eh Urdū (dōm). Islamabad: National Book Foundation. 2011. p. 70.
  4. ^ "Literary Necrology 2001 (Bibliography)". World Literature Today. 22 March 2002. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Apnā Apnā Rāg". Ā'īna-eh Urdū (lāzmī). 40, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore: Khalid Book Depot. 2006. p. 124.CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Fāṭimah Bint-e ʿAbdullah". Ā'īna-eh Urdū lāzmī (dōm). 40, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore: Khalid Book Depot. 2006. pp. 173–174.CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. ^ Mirza Adeeb on pakistan360degrees.com website Retrieved 10 August 2019
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Apnā Apnā Rāg". Sarmāya-eh Urdū (lāzmī). Kabir St., Urdu Bazaar, Lahore: Ilmi Kitab Khana. 2008. p. 122.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Mirzā Adīb kē Fan par Tabṣirah". Muṣannifīn peh Tabṣirah. Karachi: Adamjee Centre. 2010. pp. 10–11.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Mirzā Adīb. Karachi: NCR Institute. 2010. p. 5.
  11. ^ "Šīšē kī Dīwār by Mirza Adeeb – Urdu Book online". UrduPoint.com website. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  12. ^ Mirza Adeeb. Sutūn. GoogleBooks. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  13. ^ Mirza Adeeb (1981). Miṫṫī kā Diyā. GoogleBooks website. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  14. ^ Mirza Adeeb profile on urduyouthforum.org website Retrieved 10 August 2019
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