H.Mujeeb Rahman
| H.Mujeeb Rahman | |
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| Born | Padmanabhapuram, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India |
| 🏡 Residence | Thuckalay |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | நட்சத்திரவாசி |
| 🏫 Education | M.A.,M.B.A.,(PhD) |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Manonmaniam Sundaranar University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Height | 180 |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Misiria |
| 👶 Children | Athil Adhirah |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | M.Hassan M.Kathija Beevi |
| 🌐 Website | mujeebu |
H.Mujeeb Rahman (born September 28, 1971) is a Tamil Writer. His works include Story, Novel, Short film, Criticism and Sufism. His work, combining magical realism with historiographic metafiction, is primarily concerned with the many connections, disruptions, and exchanges between Tamil Muslims and Arabic civilizations, with much of his fiction being set on the Gulf and India.
Life Sketch
Mujeeb Rahman is a son of Hassan and Kadija Beevi, who lived in Padmanabhapuram in Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu. He has three brothers. Until he was twenty-five years old, his family lived in Valiya Veedu (the name of the house) in North street in Padmanabhapuram and then moved to Thuckalay. After finishing his schooling in Thuckalay, he completed his U.G and P.G Degrees in Scott Christian College in Nagercoil. During his studies, he worked in Gujarat and Bombay for a few years, then worked in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Malaysia and Abu Dhabi for fourteen years. Then he came back to his motherland in 2008 and extended his service as Professor in National Engineering college. He has a wife named Misiria and two children named Athil and Adhirah.
Creative works
He has been a member of Tamil Nadu Kalai Elakkia Perumantam since 1990. His early influences included Jorge Luis Borges, Mikhail Bulgakov, Lewis Carroll, Günter Grass, and James Joyce. His first short story was selected in a competition conducted by the Tamil magazine Kalachuvadu[1] and Kadha Literary Movement. He is writing continuously in literary magazines like Puthiyakaatru, Thamari, Semmalar, Theeranadhi, Uyirmmai and so on. He started his writing inspired by the writers Ponneelan, Thopil Mohammed Meeran, H.G.Razool and Jeyamohan. 'Devathaikalin Sontha kuzhanthai', his first collection of short stories, was published by Pudpunal Publications in Chennai in 2005. M.G.Suresh mentioned this collection as Postmodern stories. In 2007, Mujeeb's first novel 'Devathutharkalin Kavithaikal' was brought out. This is considered to be the first Post Novel in Tamil. Later, in 2014, 'Magagrindham' (a novel) was published by Pudueluthu pathipagam. In 2015, 'Oru Sufiyin Suyacharithai' (a collection of short stories) was brought out. This is considered to be Fragile Fiction. A thesis of 800 pages titled 'Nan ean Wahabi Alla' was published by Keetru Veliyetagam in 2016. Mujeeb, who is well versed in Postmodernism, Marxism, postcolonialism and Folk studies, has participated in many conferences. He has also made a Tamil short film 'Vishayam'. He has rendered his service as the Editor of many little magazines including Elathy and Karishalamkanni. Now he is a member of the editorial board of 'Thinai', which is a quarterly magazine. He conducted literary meets in the name of 'Karuthavavu' for some years. Joining hands with Elathy Trust, he took initiative to give awards to qualified writers every year for their literary contributions. He is the founder of Elathy school of thoughts and Managing Director of Sufi school.
Research on Sufi & Islamic studies
He was invited as a special guest to Sufi conference conducted in Kathankudi, Sri Lanka. He delivered a speech in Thuckalay Peermohamed Appa Dharga Urus. He wrote a commentary on 'Gynapukalchi'. He has given speeches on Sufism in many universities of India, Gulf countries and Sri Lanka. His speeches play an important role in Islamic conferences and seminars. He has written more than a hundred Islamic and Sufi articles. He speaks more about the Sufi principle of Wahtatul Ujud. Many of his speeches can be found on You Tube.
Awards and honours
- His book titled Devathaikazhin sontha kuzhandhai was selected as the collection of best short stories.
- He was given an award by Puthiyakatru magazine for one of his stories.
- He got Jeyandhan Award for his novel 'Mahakridham'.
- His works have been selected for PhD thesis in the University of Kerala.
- He was honoured for his works in Sri Lanka.
Bibliography[2]
- Devathaikalin sontha kuzhanthai (Short story collection)
- Mahakrandham[3] (Novel)
- Oru sufiyin suyacharithai (Short story collection)
- Devathutharkalin kavithaikal (Novel)
- Minimalism
- Theory (Criticism)
- Illuminati
- Cholera kalathu kadhal (Novel/Trans)
- Naan ran wahabi alla (Thesis)[4]
- Maruvasipu, maruchindanai, maruvilakam (Criticism)
- Pinnaveenathuku pinthaiya kodpadukal (Criticism)
- Pinnai Dalitism (Theory)
- Nattar Islam
- Verumoru Chalanam (Poem)
- Jalaludeen rumi kavithaikal
- Chrai kavithaikal
- Matramaikai pesuvathu
- Pirathiyin ullartham (Anthology of essays)
- Tathuvam oru arimugam (Philosophy)
- Penkaluku naadu illai (Trans)
- En arputha eravukal (Trans)
- Hegalin manathathuvam (Philosophy)
- Oru nadoyin dairy kuripukal (Anthology of essays)
- Prida (Novel/Trans)
- Marxia agarathy
- Sufi peragarathy
- Ellam avane (Theology)
- Pin navina Islam (Theory)
- Magical realism (Theory)
- Film Theory
- Nausea (Novel/Trans)
- Poorva Tamil Islam (Theology)
- Arabukalin varalaru (Trans)
- Jacques Ranciere (Anthology of essays)
- Erandam palinam (Trans)
- Elam thalaimurai Africa kataikal (Trans)
- Entaiya Latin america kathaikal (Trans)
- Magical Realisa kathaikal (Trans)
- Anna Karenina oru ayvu
- Melai novelkal vimarchanam
- Moby Dick (Novel/Trans)
- Kadal onai (Novel/Trans)
- Elantha ulagam (Novel/Trans)
- Psycho (Novel/Trans)
- Sheik Mujibur rahmanin chirai kuripugal
- Satya jitrayin muntu novelgal (Novel/Trans)
- Karunthulai (Trans)
- Murai patiya urai (Philosophy)
- Ozhukankalin apouthigam (Philosophy)
- Exorcist (Novel/Trans)
References
- ↑ Kalachuvadu
- ↑ ஜெயமோகன். "முஜிபுர் ரஹ்மான் நூல்கள்". கட்டுரை. jeyamohan.in.
- ↑ Mahakrandham
- ↑ https://keetru.com/index.php/2014-03-08-04-35-27/2014-03-08-12-20-13/32191-2017-01-11-06-44-47
External links
- Google Books எதிர் வஹாபியம்
- Google Books தியரி
- திசை ஈர்ப்பு விசை (H.Mujeeb Rahman Blog)
- Google play store [1]
