Khwaja Khurshid Anwar (21 March 1912 âˆ' 30 October 1984) was a
filmmaker, writer, director and music composer who earned recognition
in both India and Pakistan. He is credited as being one of the most
original and inventive music directors of his generation. He was the
Programme Producer (Music) at (AIR), All India Radio or Akashvani
(radio broadcaster), Delhi in 1939.Khwaja Khurshid Anwar was born on
21 March 1912 in Mianwali, Punjab (now in Pakistan) where his maternal
grandfather Khan Bahadur Dr.Sheikh Atta Mohammad (whose eldest
daughter was married to philosopher-poet Muhammad Iqbal, to whom he
was thus a nephew) was serving as civil surgeon. His father Khwaja
Ferozuddin Ahmad was a well-known Barrister settled in Lahore,
Pakistan. The ace jurist had a love for music so much so that he had a
huge collection of gramophone records of Indian classical and
neo-classical music and his precocious son had an unhindered access to
them all. Moreover, in the weekly music performances held in the
lawyer's home, renowned music masters used to perform, and it was here
that the young Khurshid Anwar developed a taste for classical music.
Considering Khrshid Anwar's keen interest, Khansahib Tawakkal Hussain
agreed to take him as his disciple and train him in 1934.Khurshid
Anwar was also a brilliant student at Government College, Lahore, the
renowned seat of learning at that time. Having topped in the master's
degree in Philosophy in (1935), he appeared in the examination for
Indian Civil Service (ICS) but due to his political and anti-British
Raj activities, the British colonial masters did not like his
activities. He was also absent from the prize-distribution ceremony of
the Punjab University held to honour the students with distinctions.
When his name was called to receive the Gold Medal in Philosophy,
nobody turned up. The British Chancellor of the University who was
awarding medals remarked that the student having forgotten to receive
the medal, is a true philosopher.
filmmaker, writer, director and music composer who earned recognition
in both India and Pakistan. He is credited as being one of the most
original and inventive music directors of his generation. He was the
Programme Producer (Music) at (AIR), All India Radio or Akashvani
(radio broadcaster), Delhi in 1939.Khwaja Khurshid Anwar was born on
21 March 1912 in Mianwali, Punjab (now in Pakistan) where his maternal
grandfather Khan Bahadur Dr.Sheikh Atta Mohammad (whose eldest
daughter was married to philosopher-poet Muhammad Iqbal, to whom he
was thus a nephew) was serving as civil surgeon. His father Khwaja
Ferozuddin Ahmad was a well-known Barrister settled in Lahore,
Pakistan. The ace jurist had a love for music so much so that he had a
huge collection of gramophone records of Indian classical and
neo-classical music and his precocious son had an unhindered access to
them all. Moreover, in the weekly music performances held in the
lawyer's home, renowned music masters used to perform, and it was here
that the young Khurshid Anwar developed a taste for classical music.
Considering Khrshid Anwar's keen interest, Khansahib Tawakkal Hussain
agreed to take him as his disciple and train him in 1934.Khurshid
Anwar was also a brilliant student at Government College, Lahore, the
renowned seat of learning at that time. Having topped in the master's
degree in Philosophy in (1935), he appeared in the examination for
Indian Civil Service (ICS) but due to his political and anti-British
Raj activities, the British colonial masters did not like his
activities. He was also absent from the prize-distribution ceremony of
the Punjab University held to honour the students with distinctions.
When his name was called to receive the Gold Medal in Philosophy,
nobody turned up. The British Chancellor of the University who was
awarding medals remarked that the student having forgotten to receive
the medal, is a true philosopher.
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