scholar
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,
journalist
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and
political activist
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of
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of
Socialism
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and
Marxism
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in Pakistan, as well as the moving spirit behind the
Progressive Writers Association
The Progressive Writers' Association or the Progressive Writers' Movement of India or ''Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind'' (( ur, ) or ''Akhil Bhartiya Pragatishil Lekhak Sangh'' (Hindi: अखिल भारतीय प्रगति ...
.
Life
Sibte Hassan was born on 31 July 1916 in
kushaha
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,
Ambari
Ambari is a locality in Guwahati, India. Located North West of Guwahati, it is a site for important archaeological excavations related to ancient Assam.
Some important buildings located here like Guwahati Press Club, Asom Gana Parishad Office, ...
,
Azamgarh
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,
Uttar Pradesh
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,
India
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. During his college days he had
Amarnath Jha
Amaranatha Jha (25 February 1897 – 2 September 1955) was the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Allahabad and the Banaras Hindu University. He was the son of Mahamahopadhyay Dr. Sir Ganganath Jha, a great scholar of Sanskrit Amaranatha ...
and
Firaq Gorakhpuri
Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), also known by his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was an Indian writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. He established himself ...
as teachers, both who would end up as some of India's greatest intellectuals and recipients of the
Padma Bhushan
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Aligarh Muslim University
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. For higher studies, he went to
Columbia University
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Communist Party of India
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H ...
. After
partition of India
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, he migrated to
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
, Pakistan in 1948. He also served as editor of noted journals including; ''Naya Adab'' and ''Lail-o-Nehar''. He died of a heart attack on 20 April 1986 in
New Delhi
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while returning from a conference in India. He was buried in
Karachi
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. His most remarkable work is ''Musa Se Marx Tak''.
Work
* ''Musa se Marx tak''
For many decades, Musa se Marx Tak was the fundamental guiding texts for the activists and students of the leftist politics of Pakistan.
* ''Shehr-e-Nigaraan''
* ''Mazi ke Mazar''
''Pakistan main Tehzeeb ka Irtaqa'' In Pakistan Main Tehzeeb ka Irtiqa, Hassan wrote on the history of Pakistani people and the country's material and economic basis. It was unlike the history that eulogises rulers and kings.
* ''Inqilaab-e-Iran''
* ''Naveed-e-Fikr''
* ''Afkaar-e-Taza'' (This is a book consisting of critical essays on various personalities and answers to critics on various ideas)
* ''Adab aur Roshan Khayali''
* ''Sukhan dar Sukhan''
* ''The Battle of Ideas in Pakistan''
* ''Bhagat Singh Our Us Ky Sathi''
* ''Marx Aur Mashriq'' (He analysed the analysis of Marx and Engels on the eastern traditions and formation of society)