Ansar Harvani
Appearance
Ansar Harvani | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1962–1967 | |
Preceded by | Chaudhri Badan Singh |
Constituency | Bisauli (Lok Sabha constituency), Uttar Pradesh[1] |
In office 1957–1962 | |
Succeeded by | Gauri Shankar |
Constituency | Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 February 1916 Rudauli, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Died | 28 October 1996 (aged 80) New Delhi, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Sahaibzadi Gauhar Ara |
Children | 1 son and 3 daughters |
Relatives | Hamida Salim (sister) Majaz (brother) Javed Akhtar (nephew) Salman Akhtar (nephew) Farhan Akhtar (grand son) |
Source: [1] |
Ansar Harvani was an Indian politician. Harwani opposed the partition of India.[2] He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.[3][4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Ansar was born in 1916 in Rudauli, in Uttar Pradesh. His brother, Asrar-ul-Haq "Majaz" was also a prominent Urdu poet, and sister Hamida Salim, was a notable poet and writer. His other sister, Safia Akhtar was also a writer and critic, and his nephew is lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bisauli Lok Sabha Elections 1962". Latestly. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Raghavan, G. N. S. (1999). Aruna Asaf Ali: A Compassionate Radical. National Book Trust, India. p. 91. ISBN 978-81-237-2762-2.
Three nationalist Muslims were among those who opposed the resolution: Ansar Harwani, Maulana Hifzur Rahman and Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew. "This is a surrender", Kitchlew said.
- ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1957). Who's who. Parliament Secretariat. p. 150. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. August 1960. p. 2951. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Nanak Chand Mehrotra (1995). The Socialist Movement in India. Sangam Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-86132-267-1. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Urdu author Hamida Salim passes Shah Alam Siddiqui Chandoura Rudauli away". The Hindu. 17 August 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Noted Urdu author Hamida Salim passes away". Pune Mirror. PTI. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2020.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Youthful freedom fighter who later served many terms as MP". The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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