14 Facts About Akhtar Husain

Akhtar Husain known as Dr Akhtar Husain Raipuri was a Pakistani scholar, journalist and lexicographer.

Akhtar Husain is the author of the book The Dust of the Road: A Translation of Gard-e-Raah that was translated into English by Amina Azfar many years after his death.

Akhtar Husain was born in the district of Raipur in the British Indian Empire, now within the state of Chhattisgarh, Republic of India.

Akhtar Husain was born to Saiyyed Akbar Husain, an engineer stationed in Raipur.

Akhtar Husain's mother Mumtazunnisa was a publisher in women's journals.

Akhtar Husain died at age twenty-six when Akhtar was just three.

Akhtar Husain moved to Calcutta to pursue advanced studies which at the time was a major center for publication in Bengali, Hindi and Urdu.

Akhtar Husain became acquainted with friends with the poets Saghar Nizami and Majaz Nizami.

Huq upon reading Akhtar Husain's works encouraged him to increase his attention to literature rather than journalism.

Akhtar Husain witnessed the historic 1936 meeting of Sahitya Parishad in which Mahatma Gandhi declared that Hindi rather than Hindustani be the national language of India upon independence.

Akhtar Husain then applied to Sorbonne where he pursued a PhD in ancient life in the Indian subcontinent based on Sanskrit texts.

Akhtar Husain briefly worked as a translator to support himself financially.

Akhtar Husain later worked in news bulletins to write news analysis.

In Pakistan, Akhtar Husain continued working in the educational fields, where he worked as secretary.