Qazi Abdul Gaffar

Profile of Qazi Abdul Gaffar

Real Name : Qazi Abdul Gaffar

Died : 17 Jan 1956

Qazi Abdul Ghaffar, the author of "Laila Ke Khutuut" and "Majnoon Ki Diary", was originally a journalist. His eloquent writings became a source of pride for many newspapers.His hometown was Muradabad, that is where his primary education took place. He came to Aligarh for higher education. He started his career in journalism when he first became associated with "Hamdard" (Delhi) as an aide to Maulana Muhammad Ali. A few days later he left Delhi for Calcutta and from there started the daily Jamhoor. Then he went to Hyderabad and issued "Paigham".

Apart from journalism, he also had a keen interest in biography and history. Ashar Jamaluddin, Hayat Ajmal, Yadgar Abul Kalam Azad are the famous personalities' biographies penned by him. The last days of his life were spent in the service of Anjuman-e-Taraqqi Urdu (India). He served as the secretary of the association for a long time. During this time he was also the editor of the association's "Hamaari Zabaan".

There was a deep sense of sophistication in Qazi Sahib's life as well as in his writings. He was very elated about dressing, food, and life. In the same way, he proves his subtlety in writing by choosing each word very thoughtfully and employing a simple, reader-friendly expression. It is a feature of Qazi's prose writing. The use of selected poems is very common among his writings. Most essays begin with a poem and usually end with a couplet.

Source : Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu

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