Unwan Chishti (5 February 1937 – 1 February 2004) was an Urdu poet who gained repute as a poet, as a scholar, as a teacher and as a literary critic. He was the disciple of Abr Ahasani Gunnauri.
Life Chishti was born Iftikharul Hasan in Manglaur, Haridwar district, Uttarakhand.Biswin Sadi ke Shoara e Delhi. Vol. 2. 2005 edition Page-939 Published by Urdu Academy, Delhi. He was the son of Pirzadah Shah Anwarul Hasan Anwar Manglauri. He completed his early education in Manglaur and Muzaffarnagar. After his graduation he got his M.A. (geography, 1961), M.A. (Urdu, 1963), M.Lit. (1968), and Ph.D. (1973) degrees. He worked as a lecturer in Shoaib Mohammadia College in Agra before joining Jamia Millia Islamia on 15 September 1964. He taught Urdu and rose to be the Head of Urdu Department, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi; he retired in 1997 as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Languages.
Literary career Chishti was an Urdu poet, a critic and an historian of Urdu literature, and has many books to his credit. He was the disciple of Abr Ahasani Gunnauri. He has to his credit three published collections of poems – , and .
His literary career started in 1950 with the composition of his first ghazal. His first , , was published in 1953 in the Urdu Monthly Shair. His first collection of poems titled was published in 1966 followed by and in 1968. He learned the art of writing Urdu poems from his father and Nikahat Ali Adab Siddiqi.Paimana e Sifat (Book on life and work of Unwan Chishti) published in 1995 - Page 38
A comprehensive appraisal on the works of Unwan Chishti conducted by Sughra Alam was published in 2003 titled – . Earlier, , dealing with his life and works, had been published in 1995.
Bibliography Books by Unwan Chishti:
1) Urdu poetry:
2) Books (of research and criticism) by Unwan Chishti:
Manaviyyat ki talaash Aruzi aur fanni masail Urdu shairi men haiat ke tajurbe Tanqidi pairae Tanqid se tahqiq tak Tanqid namah Makatib e Ahsan, ma’muqqaddamah va havashi Urdu shaeri mein jadeeddiyat ki rawayat Azadi ke bad Delhi mein urdu ghazal Chand chakor aur chandani Urdu mein classiki tanqid Islah nama Harf e barhana Manzoom tarjume ka amal Nazim e jadeed ki falsafiyana asas Minar e sadaa Urdu mein classiki tanqid Krishan Chander: Hayat o Khidmat
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