Abdul Halim Sharar

Abdul Halim Sharar

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Abdul Halim Sharar Profile

  • Name:
  • Abdul Halim Sharar
  • Born:
  • September 4, 1860
  • Died:
  • December 1, 1926
  • Father:
  • Hakim Tafazzul Husain
  • Spouse:
  • Sharar

Abdul Halim Sharar Biography

Abdul Halim Sharar was a prolific writer, journalist and chronicler from Lucknow, best known for writing the fictional work of Anar Kali. Though on the first page of that book he had clearly mentioned it to be a work of fiction, still many believe that love interest of Salim – Anarkali did exist! The eternal love story of Salim and Anarkali has become a part of popular culture and has been adapted several times for plays and cinema. Firdaus-e-Bareen, Zawal-e-Baghdad, Husn ka Daku, Darbar-e-Harampur and Guzishta Lucknow are his best works. He wrote Islamic past, often mixed with fantasy and religious flavours.

 

Abdul Halim Sharar was born on September 4, 1860 in Lucknow, United Provinces of British India. His father Hakim Tafazzul Husain was an Islamic scholar. Sharar learnt Arabic and Persian and got married to his first cousin at the age of 20. Though he pursued Greek medicine, he discontinued it in the middle. His book Guzishta Lucknow is regarded as one of the best narratives of ancient Lucknow. It gives a clear picture of the city and its culture years ago. He has served Nizam of Hyderabad and during this time he authored a magazine dil gudaaz.

 

His hundreds of odd books plus countless essays and articles, particularly as a chronicler make him an outstanding contributor to the literary world. His evocation of Lucknow’s glittering past was first published in the year 1913 in his journal, dil gudaaz first published from Lucknow. He wrote the fantasy work - Anar Kali, which is regarded as one of the best and popular love stories Indian literature has produced. Though he took characters from real life to make it appeal as a real story, the author admits in the first page of the book that it’s pure fantasy.

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Updated: March 27, 2016

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