Profile of Abbas Ali Khan Bekhud
Pen Name : 'Bekhud'
Real Name : Abbas Ali Khan
Born : 02 Jul 1906 | Kolkata, West Bengal
Died : 06 Aug 1969 | Kolkata, West Bengal
Relatives : Munawwar Rana (Disciple), Qaisar Shameem (Disciple), Wahshat Raza Ali Kalkatvi (Mentor)
tavajjoh chāra-gar kī bā.is-e-taklīf hai 'beḳhud'
izāfa hai musībat meñ davāoñ kā asar karnā
tawajjoh chaara-gar ki bais-e-taklif hai 'beKHud'
izafa hai musibat mein dawaon ka asar karna
Abbas Ali Khan Bekhud has been a familiar name in modern Urdu ghazal. He was named Abbas Ali Khan at his birth on 02 July, 1906. He got his M. A. in Urdu and Persian from Calcutta University. In 1933, he joined the Anglo-Persian department of Madrasa Alia in Calcutta as a faculty member but left it to join Islamia College, now known as Maulana Azad College in Calcutta, as an Urdu faculty member in 1935. He retired from there as the head of the combined departments of Urdu, Persian, and Arabic.
Bekhud represents the classical tone and tenor of the Urdu-Persian ghazal. His nazm also represents the same strain. Being aware of other literary traditions as well, his poetry developed a comprehensive view of life and letters. His poems were put together in an anthology called Jaam-e-Bekhudi. He passed away on 06 August, 1969.
