Sajjad Zaheer
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Indian independence activist
Marxist intellectual
Urdu writer
literary critic
novelist
person
political activist
short story writer
Sajjad Zaheer was an Indian Urdu writer, Marxist intellectual, and political activist who co-founded and led the Progressive Writers' Movement in South Asia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sajjad Zaheer canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian independence activist
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Marxist intellectual ⓘ Urdu writer ⓘ literary critic ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ political activist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| coFounded | Progressive Writers' Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British India
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India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-11-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-09-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Aligarh Muslim University
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University of Lucknow NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
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literature ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
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socialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Progressive Urdu literature
NERFINISHED
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South Asian leftist literary movements ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Progressive Writers' Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sajjad Zaheer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | سجاد ظہیر NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Angarey
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London Ki Ek Raat NERFINISHED ⓘ Naya Adab NERFINISHED ⓘ Roshnai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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politician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
British India
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Lucknow NERFINISHED ⓘ United Provinces of Agra and Oudh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Almaty
NERFINISHED
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Kazakh SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation |
Communist Party of India
NERFINISHED
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Communist Party of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | general secretary of the Progressive Writers' Association ⓘ |
| spouse | Razia Sajjad Zaheer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasImprisonedBy | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| wasImprisonedFor | political activities ⓘ |
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