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'''Sher Muhammad Khan''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq| |
'''Sher Muhammad Khan''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|شیر مُحمّد خان}}}}), ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{Nastaliq|شیر محمد خان}}), better known by his pen name '''Ibn-e-Insha''', ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|اِبنِ اِنشا}}}}), ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{Nastaliq|ابن انشا}}) (15 June 1927 – 11 January 1978)<ref name=allpoetry>{{cite web|url=http://allpoetry.com/Ibne-Insha |title=Profile of Ibn-e-Insha|website= allpoetry.com website|access-date=6 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411044900/https://allpoetry.com/Ibne-Insha |archive-date=11 April 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="pakistaniat.com">{{cite web|url=http://pakistaniat.com/2008/02/06/ibn-e-insha-nagri-nagri-phira-musafir/|title=Ibn-e-Insha: nagri nagri phira musafir|publisher=Pakistaniat.com website|date=6 February 2008|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="dunyanews.tv">{{cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/317120-IbneInsha-remembered-on-38th-death-anniversary|title=Ibn-e-Insha remembered on 38th death anniversary|website=Dunya TV Network News|date=11 January 2016|access-date=6 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618143941/https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/317120-IbneInsha-remembered-on-38th-death-anniversary|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2016}}</ref> was a Pakistani [[Urdu poet]], humorist, [[Travel literature|travelogue]] writer and [[newspaper columnist]]. |
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Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of [[Urdu]].<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> His poetry has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent of [[Amir Khusro]] in its use of words and construction that is usually heard in the more earthy dialects of the [[Hindustani language|Hindi-Urdu]] complex of languages, and his forms and poetic style is an influence on generations of young poets.<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk">{{cite news|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/01/13/city/lahore/on-ibn-e-insha-and-nazarul-islams-death-anniversaries/|title=On Ibn-e-Insha and Nazarul Islam's death anniversaries|newspaper=Pakistan Today newspaper (Archived)|date=13 January 2011|access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref><ref name=PoemHunter>[http://www.poemhunter.com/ibn-e-insha/biography/ Biography of Ibn-e-Insha on poemhunter.com website] Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Insha was born in [[Phillaur]] tehsil of [[Jalandhar District]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], India.<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> His father hailed from [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/12-Jan-2016/ibn-e-insha-was-my-hero|title='Ibn-e-Insha was my hero'|work=The Nation (Pakistan) newspaper|date=12 January 2016| |
Insha was born in [[Phillaur]] tehsil of [[Jalandhar District]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], India.<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name=RadioPakistan/> His father hailed from [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/12-Jan-2016/ibn-e-insha-was-my-hero|title='Ibn-e-Insha was my hero'|work=The Nation (Pakistan) newspaper|date=12 January 2016|access-date=14 June 2019|first=Sana|last=Fatima}}</ref> In 1946, he received his B.A. degree from [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]] and subsequently, his M.A. from [[University of Karachi]] in 1953.<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> He was associated with various governmental services including [[Radio Pakistan]], the Ministry of Culture and the National Book Centre of Pakistan.<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> He also served the UN for some time<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/> and this enabled him to visit many places, all of which served to inspire the travelogues he would then pen.<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> Some of the places he visited include Japan, [[Philippines]], China, Hong Kong, [[Thailand]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[India]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]], [[Turkey]], France, UK and the United States.<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> His teachers included Habibullah Ghazenfar Amrohvi, Dr. [[Ghulam Mustafa Khan]] and Dr. [[Abdul Qayyum]]. In the late 1940s, in his youth years, Ibn-e-Insha had also lived together with the renowned film poet [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] in [[Lahore]] for a short period. He was also active in the [[Progressive Writers Movement]].<ref name=APNA/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> |
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==Death and legacy== |
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Ibn-e-Insha spent the remainder of his life in [[Karachi]]<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> before he died of [[Hodgkin's Lymphoma]] on 11 January 1978, while he was in London. He was later buried in [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name=RadioPakistan/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> His son, Roomi Insha was a Pakistani director until his death on 16 October 2017.<ref name=RadioPakistan>{{cite news|url=https://www.radio.gov.pk/11-01-2024/46th-death-anniversary-of-travelogue-writer-ibne-insha-being-observed-today|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 January 2024|title=46th death anniversary of travelogue writer Ibne Insha being observed today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111050508/https://www.radio.gov.pk/11-01-2024/46th-death-anniversary-of-travelogue-writer-ibne-insha-being-observed-today|access-date=6 March 2024|work=Radio Pakistan website|date=11 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Son of Ibne Insha passes away, reason of death revealed – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1532958/son-ibne-insha-passes-away-reason-death-revealed/|access-date=15 November 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=16 October 2017}}</ref><ref name=allpoetry/> |
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==Literary career== |
==Literary career== |
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Insha is considered to be one of the best poets and writers of his generation.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> His most famous [[ghazal]] ''Insha Ji Utthoo Ab Kooch Karo'' (Rise oh Insha Ji, and let us set off ) is an influential classic ghazal.<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/><ref name=PoemHunter/> Ibn-e-Insha had written several travelogues, showcasing his sense of humor<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> and his work has been appreciated by both Urdu writers and critics.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> He also translated a collection of Chinese poems into Urdu in 1960.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name=PoemHunter |
Insha is considered to be one of the best poets and writers of his generation.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> His most famous [[ghazal]] ''Insha Ji Utthoo Ab Kooch Karo'' (Rise oh Insha Ji, and let us set off ) is an influential classic ghazal.<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/><ref name=PoemHunter/> Ibn-e-Insha had written several travelogues, showcasing his sense of humor<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> and his work has been appreciated by both Urdu writers and critics.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> He also translated a collection of Chinese poems into Urdu in 1960.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name=PoemHunter/> |
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==Bibliography== |
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'''Poetry''' |
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* ''Chand Nagar'' چاند نگر<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> |
* ''Chand Nagar'' چاند نگر<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> |
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* ''Is Basti Key Ik Koochey Main''اِس بستی کے اِک کوچے میں<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> |
* ''Is Basti Key Ik Koochey Main''اِس بستی کے اِک کوچے میں<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> |
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* ''Billo Ka Basta'' بِلو کا بستہ ''(Rhymes for Children)'' |
* ''Billo Ka Basta'' بِلو کا بستہ ''(Rhymes for Children)'' |
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* ''Qissa Aik Kunvaaray ka'' (A translation of a lengthy humorous poem by a German poet Wilhelm Bosch) |
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* ''Qissa Aik Kunwaray Ka'' |
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'''Travelogue''' |
'''Travelogue''' |
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* ''Awara Gard Ki Diary'' آوارہ گرد کی ڈائری |
* ''Awara Gard Ki Diary'' آوارہ گرد کی ڈائری |
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'''Humor''' |
'''Humor''' |
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⚫ | * ''[[Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitab]]'' (1971) اردو کی آخری کتاب <ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name=APNA>{{cite news|url=http://apnaorg.com/columns/ahameed/column-52.html|title=Memories of Ibn-e-Insha's Lahore|newspaper=Daily Times newspaper via Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826053425/https://apnaorg.com/columns/ahameed/column-52.html|archive-date=26 August 2023|access-date=6 March 2024|author=A. Hameed|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* ''Khumar e Gandum'' خمارِگندم |
* ''Khumar e Gandum'' خمارِگندم |
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* ''Batain Insha ji ki'' (published in June 2005) |
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* ''Dakhl Dar Ma'qulaat'' (published in June 2019) |
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'''Translations''' |
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* ''Seher Honay Tak'' (translation of Cherkhov work) |
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* ''Karnamay Nawab Tees Maar Khan Kay'' (translation of German Short stories), published in June 1971 |
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* ''Lakhon Ka Shaher'' (translation of some short stories of O. Henry) |
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* ''Andha Kunvaan'' (translation of some short stories of Edgar Allan Poe) |
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==Awards and recognition== |
==Awards and recognition== |
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* Ibn-e-Insha was awarded the [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1978.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcDJe6CpD8k Pride of Performance Award info for Ibn-e-Insha on YouTube] Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref> |
* Ibn-e-Insha was awarded the [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1978.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcDJe6CpD8k Pride of Performance Award info for Ibn-e-Insha on YouTube] Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref><ref name=RadioPakistan/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Ibn-e-Insha ابنِ اِنشا | |
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Born | Sher Muhammad Khan 15 June 1927 Phillaur, Punjab, British India |
Died | 11 January 1978 London, England | (aged 50)
Pen name | Insha |
Occupation | Urdu poet, humorist, Travelogue writer and newspaper columnist |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Genre | Ghazal |
Notable awards | Pride of Performance Award in 1978 by the President of Pakistan |
Children | Roomi Insha (died 16 October 2017) & Saadi Insha |
Sher Muhammad Khan (Urdu: شیر مُحمّد خان), (Punjabi, شیر محمد خان), better known by his pen name Ibn-e-Insha, (Urdu: اِبنِ اِنشا), (Punjabi, ابن انشا) (15 June 1927 – 11 January 1978)[1][2][3] was a Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and newspaper columnist.
Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of Urdu.[1][3] His poetry has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent of Amir Khusro in its use of words and construction that is usually heard in the more earthy dialects of the Hindi-Urdu complex of languages, and his forms and poetic style is an influence on generations of young poets.[2][4][5]
Biography
Insha was born in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District, Punjab, India.[1][3][6] His father hailed from Rajasthan.[7] In 1946, he received his B.A. degree from Punjab University and subsequently, his M.A. from University of Karachi in 1953.[1][3] He was associated with various governmental services including Radio Pakistan, the Ministry of Culture and the National Book Centre of Pakistan.[2][3] He also served the UN for some time[2] and this enabled him to visit many places, all of which served to inspire the travelogues he would then pen.[1][3] Some of the places he visited include Japan, Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, France, UK and the United States.[2][3] His teachers included Habibullah Ghazenfar Amrohvi, Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan and Dr. Abdul Qayyum. In the late 1940s, in his youth years, Ibn-e-Insha had also lived together with the renowned film poet Sahir Ludhianvi in Lahore for a short period. He was also active in the Progressive Writers Movement.[8][4]
Death and legacy
Ibn-e-Insha spent the remainder of his life in Karachi[4] before he died of Hodgkin's Lymphoma on 11 January 1978, while he was in London. He was later buried in Karachi, Pakistan.[3][6][4] His son, Roomi Insha was a Pakistani director until his death on 16 October 2017.[6][9][1]
Literary career
Insha is considered to be one of the best poets and writers of his generation.[3][4] His most famous ghazal Insha Ji Utthoo Ab Kooch Karo (Rise oh Insha Ji, and let us set off ) is an influential classic ghazal.[4][5] Ibn-e-Insha had written several travelogues, showcasing his sense of humor[3][4] and his work has been appreciated by both Urdu writers and critics.[3][4] He also translated a collection of Chinese poems into Urdu in 1960.[3][5]
Bibliography
Poetry
- Chand Nagar چاند نگر[3]
- Is Basti Key Ik Koochey Mainاِس بستی کے اِک کوچے میں[3]
- Dil-e-Wehshi دلِ وحشی[3]
- Billo Ka Basta بِلو کا بستہ (Rhymes for Children)
- Qissa Aik Kunvaaray ka (A translation of a lengthy humorous poem by a German poet Wilhelm Bosch)
Travelogue
- Awara Gard Ki Diary آوارہ گرد کی ڈائری
- Dunya Gol Hey دنیا گول ہے[3]
- Ibn Battuta Kay Taqub mein' (1974)[10]
- Chaltay Ho To Cheen Ko Chaliye چلتے ھو تو چِین کو چلیے[3]
- Nagri Nagri Phira Musafar نگری نگری پِھرا مسافر[3]
Humor
- Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitab (1971) اردو کی آخری کتاب [3][8]
- Khat Insha Jee Kay خط انشّا جی کے Collection of letters [3]
- Khumar e Gandum خمارِگندم
- Aap se kya Parda آپ سے کیا پردہ (published in June 2004)
- Batain Insha ji ki (published in June 2005)
- Dakhl Dar Ma'qulaat (published in June 2019)
Translations
- Seher Honay Tak (translation of Cherkhov work)
- Karnamay Nawab Tees Maar Khan Kay (translation of German Short stories), published in June 1971
- Lakhon Ka Shaher (translation of some short stories of O. Henry)
- Andha Kunvaan (translation of some short stories of Edgar Allan Poe)
Awards and recognition
- Ibn-e-Insha was awarded the Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1978.[11][6]
See also
- List of Pakistani poets
- List of Urdu language poets
- List of Pakistani writers
- List of Urdu language writers
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Profile of Ibn-e-Insha". allpoetry.com website. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Ibn-e-Insha: nagri nagri phira musafir". Pakistaniat.com website. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Ibn-e-Insha remembered on 38th death anniversary". Dunya TV Network News. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "On Ibn-e-Insha and Nazarul Islam's death anniversaries". Pakistan Today newspaper (Archived). 13 January 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Biography of Ibn-e-Insha on poemhunter.com website Retrieved 14 June 2019
- ^ a b c d "46th death anniversary of travelogue writer Ibne Insha being observed today". Radio Pakistan website. 11 January 2024. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Fatima, Sana (12 January 2016). "'Ibn-e-Insha was my hero'". The Nation (Pakistan) newspaper. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b A. Hameed. "Memories of Ibn-e-Insha's Lahore". Daily Times newspaper via Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Son of Ibne Insha passes away, reason of death revealed – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ Ibne Insha – the wanderer of Chand Nagar The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 10 January 2016, Retrieved 14 June 2019
- ^ Pride of Performance Award info for Ibn-e-Insha on YouTube Retrieved 14 June 2019
External links
- Ibn-e-Insha at IMDb
- http://www.studybee.net/ibn-e-insha-poetry/ Poetry of Ibn-e-Insha
- University of the Punjab alumni
- 1927 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from British India
- Writers from Jalandhar
- Muhajir people
- Urdu-language poets from Pakistan
- Pakistani humorists
- University of Karachi alumni
- Urdu-language humorists
- Pakistani Sunni Muslims
- Pakistani travel writers
- Writers from Karachi
- Urdu-language children's writers
- 20th-century Urdu-language writers
- Urdu-language travel writers
- Urdu-language columnists
- 20th-century Pakistani poets
- Recipients of the Pride of Performance
- Poets from Karachi
- People from Karachi