Shabkhoon was an Urdu literary magazine started in June 1966 in Allahabad, India.[1] The magazine was founded and edited by poet and author Shamsur Rahman Faruqi who used to work on it along with his job at the Indian Postal Service. The journal covered the modernist (jadidiyat) voice in Urdu literature at a time when the literary scene was dominated by progressive literature (taraqqi pasand) and was hailed as "the harbinger of modernism in Urdu".[2][3] The Magazine was calligraphed by a scribe (katib) Salimullah Naiyer.[3] Forty years after being started, the journal was published for the last time in June 2006.[3] Though it was popular, it ceased publication owing to editor Shamsur Rahman Faruqi's failing health.[1]
| Editor | Shamsur Rahman Faruqi |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Ejaz Hussain |
| Founded | June 1966 |
| Final issue | June 2006 |
| Country | India |
| Based in | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Language | Urdu |
Describing the support of his wife Jamila Faruqi, Rehman said:
Without Jamila, there would have been no Shabkhoon and without Shabkhoon my struggle to become a writer of my kind would never have ended.
— Shamsur Rehman Faruqi, in a conversation with Mayank Austen Soofi
Origins
editFaruqi initially thought of naming the Magazine Teesha (axe or adze) associated with Farhad, a stonemason in the Persian Romance Khosrow and Shirin, who had to cut through a mountain. Finally, Shabkhoon (surprise attack by night) — an allusion to "shaking the world of [urdu] literature out of stasis" — was decided upon. The magazine was financially supported by Faruqi's wife Jamila. It was published for the first time in June 1966 with Progressive writer Ejaz Hussain as its first editor.[5][3]
Notable Contributors
editThe magazine became so popular that progressive writers started contributing to the magazine. The magazine also published works of Pakistani writers. Some of the notable contributors include:
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Ahmad, Abrar. "Shab Khoon expires at forty". Urdu Club. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ Pue, A. Sean (1 December 2011). "In the mirror of Ghalib: Post-colonial reflections on Indo-Muslim selfhood". The Indian Economic & Social History Review. 48 (4): 571–592. doi:10.1177/001946461104800404. ISSN 0019-4646. S2CID 145793682.
- ^ a b c d Farooqi, Mehr Afshan (1 February 2021). "Remembering my father, Shamsur Rahman Faruqi". The Caravan. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Soofi, Mayank Austen (15 November 2014). "Shamsur Rahman Faruqi: Darcy was a 'damn sexist'". mint. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Kumar, Nikhil (1 April 2019). "Shamsur Rahman Faruqi: The literary life of a translator". The Caravan. Retrieved 5 February 2021.