Areeb was of Hadhrami Arab Muslim ancestry. His forebears migrated from the Hadramaut to the city of Hyderabad to work under the Nizam of Hyderabad. His father Sulaiman bin Abd al-Razzaq was a commissioned officer in the Hyderabad State Forces. He was married twice, the second time to Safia Begum, who herself was an Urdu teacher and writer.[1]
He started his literary career at an early age. Initially, he wrote essays and short stories but later turned to poetry. He became known after the independence of India.[2]
He was editor and publisher of Saba (The Breeze), an Urdu literary magazine established in 1955. It played an important role in popularizing modern literary trends and concepts.[3][4]
Areeb was an active member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and champion of the Progressive Writers Movement. He strongly supported the Telangana Peasants' Revolt along with other progressive Urdu writers of Hyderabad in order to give equality and civil rights to the native Hindu population and end the discrimination and oppression perpetrated by the Muslims.[5]
His poems have been translated into other languages, including English.[6]
sulaiman, areeb, april, 1922, september, 1972, indian, poet, from, aurangabad, contents, life, work, contribution, further, reading, references, external, linkslife, editareeb, hadhrami, arab, muslim, ancestry, forebears, migrated, from, hadramaut, city, hyder. Sulaiman Areeb 05 April 1922 07 September 1972 was an Indian poet from Aurangabad Contents 1 Life 2 Work and contribution 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksLife EditAreeb was of Hadhrami Arab Muslim ancestry His forebears migrated from the Hadramaut to the city of Hyderabad to work under the Nizam of Hyderabad His father Sulaiman bin Abd al Razzaq was a commissioned officer in the Hyderabad State Forces He was married twice the second time to Safia Begum who herself was an Urdu teacher and writer 1 He started his literary career at an early age Initially he wrote essays and short stories but later turned to poetry He became known after the independence of India 2 He was editor and publisher of Saba The Breeze an Urdu literary magazine established in 1955 It played an important role in popularizing modern literary trends and concepts 3 4 Areeb was an active member of the Communist Party of India CPI and champion of the Progressive Writers Movement He strongly supported the Telangana Peasants Revolt along with other progressive Urdu writers of Hyderabad in order to give equality and civil rights to the native Hindu population and end the discrimination and oppression perpetrated by the Muslims 5 His poems have been translated into other languages including English 6 Work and contribution EditPas e Gareban Publication Hyderabad Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu 1961 Hyderabad Ke Sha ir Vol IIFurther reading EditSulaiman Arib Shakhsiyat awr Fun by Ghausiyah Sultana Life and works of Sulaiman Arib 1922 1970 Urdu poet Published in 1999 References Edit Khizar Humayun Ansari The Emergence of Socialist Thought among North Indian Muslims 1917 1947 OUP Pakistan 2015 p 308 Amaresh Datta Mohan Lal eds Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature Sahitya Akademi 1991 Indian Poetry Today Page 394 by Indian Council for Cultural Relations 1974 Urdu Language and Literature Critical Perspectives Page 114 by Gopi Chand Narang 1991 Glorious Telangana Armed Struggle Page 150 by Raj Bahadur Gour Poet By World Poetry Society 1976External links Edithttp www awazsayeed com Khake suleman areeb htm This article about a poet from India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sulaiman Areeb amp oldid 1116046842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
