He started reading poetry of Mirza Ghalib at very young age and started to write at the age of 9. At the age of 19, he wrote a Ghazal which introduced him with other Poets of contemporary time.[5] Some of his known works are Firozaan, Sukhan-e-Mukhtasar, Gudaaz-e-Shab and Hali Ka Siyasi Shaoor.[6] He was awarded with Ghalib Award in 1975 for poetry along with Qazi Abdul Wadood for research and Mohammad Hasan for Drama.[7]
Early life and education
Moin Ahsan Jazbi was born as Moin Ahsan to Ahsanul Ghafoor at Mubarakpur, Azamgarh district.[8] His ancestors originally belonged to Meerut, his great-grandfather Maulvi Hamza Ali was a scholar who shifted to Danapur, Patna during first Indian Independence movement, when Dr. Abdul Ghafoor, grandfather of Jazbi was only 5 years old.[9][10]
He completed his Bachelor of Arts from Anglo-Arabic College, Delhi (now known as Zakir Husain Delhi College) in 1932 and Master of Arts from Aligarh Muslim University in 1934.[5]
Career
After completion of his education, he started his career as a teacher at Aligarh Muslim University. After serving as a teacher he turned into Journalism and became an editorial staff of Aaj Kal, a monthly magazine published by Publication Division, Delhi. He came back to Aligarh and pursued Doctor of Philosophy from Aligarh Muslim University and got his degree after submitting his thesis with the title Hali Ka Siyasai Shaoor, a research thesis on Political views and works of Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali.[5]
Later he joined the Department of Urdu of Aligarh Muslim University in 1945 and retired as Reader in Urdu in 1974.[11]
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