Hamid Dalwai

Hamid Dalwai
Born(1932-09-29)September 29, 1932[1]
Mirjoli, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died (aged 44)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
CitizenshipBritish Indian (1932 - 1947) Indian (1947 - 1977)
Alma materIsmail Yusuf College
Ruparel College
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • social reformer
  • author
  • activist
  • essayist
  • writer
Notable workMuslim Politics in Secular India (1968)
Spouse
Meherunissa Dalwai
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(m. 1956)​
Children2
RelativesHusain Dalwai (Brother)

Hamid Umar Dalwai (Marathi: हमीद उमर दलवाई; Urdu: حمید عمر دلوای; 29 September 1932[2] – 3 May 1977) was an Indian journalist, social reformer, thinker, activist, author, writer[2] and the founder of Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal[3] and Indian Secular Society. Despite being an atheist,[4] he attempted and advocated for several modernistic and liberal reforms within the Indian Muslim community, most notably being his futile agitation against the practice of triple talaq and polygyny during the 1960s.[5] He has also authored several books, including Muslim Politics in Secular India (1968).

  1. ^ Radheshyam Jadhav (1 January 2018). "Hamid Dalwai: Man who started triple talaq movement died alone". Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Guha, Ramachandra (23 March 2004). "Liberal India on the Defensive". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Hamid Dalwai's MSM postpones golden jubilee celebration due to coronavirus". The Indian Express. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ Service, Tribune News. "The politics of atheism". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Hamid Dalwai: The Man who started triple talaq movement - A Muslim reform movement". The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 February 2022.