Sulaiman Areeb
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Sulaiman Areeb was an Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 poet, who was born 1922 in Hyderabad, Deccan. He was of Hadhrami Arab origin whose ancestors arrived from Hadramaut to Hyderabad. His father Sulaiman bin Abd al-Razzaq was Risaldar
Risaldar
Risaldar , meaning "the commander of a risala " in Persian, is a mid-level rank in cavalry and armoured units of the Indian Army. Risaldars generally command squadrons....

in Nizam
Nizam
Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad popularly known as Nizams of Hyderabad was a former monarchy of the Hyderabad State, now in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , and Maharashtra in India...

's time. He was married twice and second time to Safia Begum, who herself was an Urdu teacher and writer. They had one son named Husain.

He started his literary career at an early age. Initially he wrote essays and short stories but later turned to writing poetry. He was one of the poets that came into prominence after independence of India.

He was editor and publisher of 'Saba' (The Breeze) -a leading Urdu literary magazine of its time, which was established in 1955. It was one of the leading Urdu literary magazine of its time and played an important role in popularizing modern literary trends and concepts. It was discontinued after almost twenty years of its success and poularity because of his failing health due to cancer. He died in September 1972 after ailing for a long time.

He was one of the most active literary personalities of his time, during the days when Hyderabad was one of the important centres of learning in Urdu.

He was an active communist party member and also a leading member of Progressive Writers Movement, and also a strong proponent of Telangana Rebellion
Telangana Rebellion
The Telangana Rebellion or Vetti Chakiri Movement also known as Telangana Raithanga Sayudha Poratam was a communist-led peasant rebellion against the feudal lords of the Telangana region and later against the princely state of Hyderabad between 1946 and 1951...

along with other Urdu writers of Hyderabad.

His poems have been translated into other languages including English

Work and contribution


Pas-e-Gareban (Publication Hyderabad Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu 1961)

Hyderabad ke Sha'ir Vol II

Further reading

سليمان اريب ، شخصيت اور فن by Ghausīyah Sultāna,

Life and works of Sulaimān Arīb, 1922–1970, Urdu poet. Published 1999.

External links

  • http://www.awazsayeed.com/Khake/suleman_areeb.htm
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