Mahmood Farooqui

Mahmood Farooqui
Born
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materThe Doon School
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
St. Peter's College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Author and storyteller
SpouseAnusha Rizvi

Mahmood Farooqui is an Indian writer, performer and director. He specializes in a type of story-telling known as Dastangoi.[1][2][3][4][5] Farooqui along with his uncle Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, noted Urdu poet and literary critic, revived Dastangoi, the ancient art of Urdu story telling.[6][7][8][9][10] He was awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in 2010 for it.[11]

His book Besieged: voices from Delhi 1857[12] was awarded the Ramnath Goenka for the best Non-fiction book of the year.[13][14] This book is a translation of mutiny papers providing a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people who found themselves stuck during the revolt of 1857. He was also a researcher for The Last Mughal, a book by William Dalrymple.

In August 2016 he was found guilty of rape by a lower court,[15] but in September 2017 he was acquitted by the Delhi High Court.[16] The High Court judgment was later upheld by the Supreme Court.[17][18]

  1. ^ "Dastangoi is a fun tradition: Mahmood Farooqui". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. ^ "An interview with Mahmood Farooqui". Rediff.com. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Walk Back in Time: Experience life in Nizamuddin Basti, the traditional way". The Indian Express. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  4. ^ Sayeed, Vikram Ahmed (14 January 2011). "Return of dastangoi". Frontline. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  5. ^ Ahmed, Shoaib (6 December 2012). "Indian storytellers bring Dastangoi to Alhamra". Dawn. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  6. ^ "COLUMN: Dastan and dastangoi for the modern audience - Newspaper". Dawn. Pakistan. 24 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Manhood Farooqui revives the lost Indian art of the Dastans – The Rhodes Trust". University of Oxford. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  8. ^ "The forgotten storytellers – Culture". livemint.com. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  9. ^ Roy, Nilanjana S. (24 August 2010). "Lunch with BS: Mahmood Farooqui". Business Standard. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  10. ^ Yogendra Kalavalapalli (21 September 2010). "Cities / Hyderabad : Dastangoi floors one and all". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2010 Presented".
  12. ^ Besieged: voices from Delhi 1857 – Mahmood Farooqui – Google Books. 2010. ISBN 9780670999422. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Stories behind the stories - Indian Express".
  14. ^ "RNG Past Awards".
  15. ^ Benjamin Lee, Indian director Mahmood Farooqui convicted of rape, The Guardian, 1 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  16. ^ Krishnadas Rajagopal (26 September 2017). "Mahmood Farooqui acquitted of rape charge". The Hindu.
  17. ^ "Mahmood Farooqui rape acquittal 'extremely well decided', says Supreme Court, dismissing appeal against earlier verdict | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 January 2018.
  18. ^ "SC upholds acquittal of 'Peepli Live' director Mohammad Farooqui in rape case". The Hindu. 19 January 2018. — Link to judgement