Fani Badayuni
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Shaukat Ali Khan Fani Badayuni (1879–1941) was noted Urdu poet. Shaukat Ali Khan was born in Islamnagar, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh
, (then United Provinces). He graduated from Barreilly College in 1901, studied law at Aligarh Muslim University, earning his L.L.B.degree in 1906. He practiced law in Bareilly and Lucknow but could not make much success and migrated to Hyderabad. The Nizam's Diwan Maharaja Kishan Prasad 'Shad'
who himself was an Urdu lover and poet, got Fani appointed in the department of Education. Fani started composing poetry around twenty years of age. He translated works of Shakespeare and Milton
in Urdu. Fani belonged to the Ghalib's tradition of Urdu poetry. It will be more appropriate to place Fani in the category of what is known in Urdu as Sahib-e-gham because he was a poet of pathos. This tradition in Urdu poetry is headed by Mir Taqi Mir, hence he belongs to Mir's tradition as well. Fani lived at Hyderabad till his death in 1941.
Baqiyat-e-Fani (1926) published by Maktab-e-Agra
Irfaniyat-e-Fani (1938) publishe by Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu
Fani ki nadir tahriren: Havashi, tasrihat aur tanqidi ja'ize ke sath by Shaukat Ali Khan Fani Badayuni (1968)
Intikhab-i Fani (Silsilah-yi matbu°at) by Shaukat °Ali Khan Fani Badayuni
Irfaniyat-i-Fani: Ya'ni Janab Shaukat Ali Khan Sahib Fani Badayuni ke qadim-o-jadid kalam ka mukammal majmu'ah (Silsilah-e-Anjuman-e
Taraqqi Urdu) by Shaukat Ali Khan Fani Badayuni (1939)
Kulliyat-i Fani (Silsilah-e-matbu'at) by Shaukat Ali Khan Fani Badayuni (1992)
Jadid Urdu Shairi by Abdl Qadir Sarwari (1946)
Tareekh-o-tanqeed Adabiyat-e-Urdu by Hamid Husain Qadri (1947) Agra
A History of Urdu Literature by Muhammad Sadiq-(1967)
nocturnal court throughout his life in Hyderabad. With him in the court were Josh Malihabadi
,Sadiq Jaisi, Maher Ul Quadri and others.
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, (then United Provinces). He graduated from Barreilly College in 1901, studied law at Aligarh Muslim University, earning his L.L.B.degree in 1906. He practiced law in Bareilly and Lucknow but could not make much success and migrated to Hyderabad. The Nizam's Diwan Maharaja Kishan Prasad 'Shad'
Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad
Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad Bahadur served as Prime Minister of Hyderabad State on two occasion: first 1901–1912, then 1926–1937. He belonged to a noble family, and traced his roots back to Raja Todar Mal, emperor Akbar's finance minister...
who himself was an Urdu lover and poet, got Fani appointed in the department of Education. Fani started composing poetry around twenty years of age. He translated works of Shakespeare and Milton
John Milton
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell...
in Urdu. Fani belonged to the Ghalib's tradition of Urdu poetry. It will be more appropriate to place Fani in the category of what is known in Urdu as Sahib-e-gham because he was a poet of pathos. This tradition in Urdu poetry is headed by Mir Taqi Mir, hence he belongs to Mir's tradition as well. Fani lived at Hyderabad till his death in 1941.
Work and contribution
First collection of poems (1917)published from Badaun by Naqib Press.Baqiyat-e-Fani (1926) published by Maktab-e-Agra
Irfaniyat-e-Fani (1938) publishe by Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu
Fani ki nadir tahriren: Havashi, tasrihat aur tanqidi ja'ize ke sath by Shaukat Ali Khan Fani Badayuni (1968)
Intikhab-i Fani (Silsilah-yi matbu°at) by Shaukat °Ali Khan Fani Badayuni
Irfaniyat-i-Fani: Ya'ni Janab Shaukat Ali Khan Sahib Fani Badayuni ke qadim-o-jadid kalam ka mukammal majmu'ah (Silsilah-e-Anjuman-e
Taraqqi Urdu) by Shaukat Ali Khan Fani Badayuni (1939)
Kulliyat-i Fani (Silsilah-e-matbu'at) by Shaukat Ali Khan Fani Badayuni (1992)
Further reading
Fani Badayuni (Urdu writer) by Mughni Tabassum Pp. 92 (1993)Jadid Urdu Shairi by Abdl Qadir Sarwari (1946)
Tareekh-o-tanqeed Adabiyat-e-Urdu by Hamid Husain Qadri (1947) Agra
A History of Urdu Literature by Muhammad Sadiq-(1967)
Fani in Moazzam Jah's Court
Fani was associated with the Junior Prince Moazzam JahMoazzam Jah
Muazzam Jah, Walasham Sahebzada Nawab Mir Shuja’at ‘Ali Khan Bahadur , was the son of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and his first wife Dulhan Pasha Begum....
nocturnal court throughout his life in Hyderabad. With him in the court were Josh Malihabadi
Josh Malihabadi
Josh Malihabadi was a noted Urdu poet born in British India, who was an Indian citizen until 1958, when he emigrated to Pakistan and became a Pakistani citizen...
,Sadiq Jaisi, Maher Ul Quadri and others.
Personal life
Fani was a highly emotional persoanl he loved Hyderabad and the society. He was initially offered to join as a "munsif" (Judge)since he was a Law Graduate. But Fani did not accept it since he had to move away from the city. He later accepted the post of a school head master in Hyderabad. In the day fani would go to school and in night would attend Moazzam Jah's court till early hours, this night outs did not give him enough time to continue at school as head master, he could complete sleep at the office chair. News spread and he was removed from the post.Other references
A detailed account of Fani's personal life can be found in the book "Durbaar-e-Durbaar" by Sadq Jaisi in Urdu and in English translation of the same book by Narendera Luther "The Nocturnal Court".External links
- Fani Badayuni at Kavita Kosh (Hindi font)
- http://www.urdupoetry.com/fani.html Fani Badayuni Urdu poetry link
- http://books.google.com/books?id=savUvFQbl_cC&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=Fani+badayuni&source=web&ots=v8G73_RG7Y&sig=gbmnDuN6fslczFe2ZOjsM8WM0cA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA132,M1 Masterpieces of Urdu Rubaiya By K.C. Kanda