Houshang Golshiri
Houshang Golshiri Fiction writer, critic and editor was born in Esfahan in and raised in Abadan.Biography of mahatma gandhi death Shortly after production of the popular feature film based on the novel, Pahlavi authorities arrested Golshiri and incarcerated him for nearly six months. This act was a symbolic defiance against the British Empire and sparked similar acts of civil disobedience across India. Gandhi, though revered for his leadership and moral authority, was personally disheartened by the partition and worked tirelessly to ease the communal strife that followed. He advocates a return to the roots and sources of Persian culture and literature and proposes grafting them to techniques learnt through studying world literature.His was a large family of modest circumstances. From to , Golshiri lived in Esfahan, where he completed a bachelor's degree in Persian at the University of Esfahan and taught elementary and high school there and in surrounding towns.
Golshiri began writing fiction in the late s. His publication of short stories in Payam-e Novin and elsewhere in the early s, his establishment of Jong-e Esfahan ( - ), the chief literary journal of the day published outside of Tehran, and his participation in efforts to reduce official censorship of imaginative literature brought him a reputation in literary circles.
Golshiri's first collection of short stories was Mesl-e hamisheh [As Always] (). Then came the book which made him famous, his first novel Shazdeh ehtejab [Prince Ehtejab] (/). Houshang golshiri biography of mahatma gandhi for kids But there were also other writers, translators and scholars with whom he formed friendships and engaged in discussions in the literary circles and weekly gatherings which played a large part in his formation as a writer and critic and in which he took such an active part throughout his life. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. The two works stand in a sharp contrast in terms of length, diction and pace. Golshiri began writing fiction in the late s.Translated in Literature East & West 20 (), it is the story of aristocratic decadence, implying the inappropriateness of monarchy for Iran. Shortly after production of the popular feature film based on the novel, Pahlavi authorities arrested Golshiri and incarcerated him for nearly six months.
An autobiographical and less successful novel called Keristin ba Kid [Christine and Kid] came out in , followed by a collection of short stories called Namazkhaneh-ye kuchek-e man [My Little Prayer Room] (), and a novel called Barreh-ye Gomshodeh-ye ra'i: (jeld-e Avval) tadfin-e Zendegan [Ra'i's Lost Lamb (volume 1): Burial of the Living] ().
In , Golshiri travelled to the United States of America. Back in Iran in early , Golshiri married Farzaneh Taheri whom he credits with editing his subsequent writing and was active in the revitalized Association of Iranian Writers, the editing of journals, literary criticism, and short-story writing. In the s, he published Massoum-e Panjom [The Fifth Innocent] (), Jobbeh'khaneh [The Antique Chamber] (), Hadis-e Mahigir va Div [The Story of the Fisherman and the Demon] (), and Panj Ganj [Five Treasures] (), which he published in Stockholm during a visit to Europe in In , under a pseudonym, Golshiri published a novella in translation called King of the Benighted, an indictment of Iranain monarchy, engage Persian literature, the Tudeh Party, and the Islamic Republic.
A collection of Golshiri stories in translation was scheduled for publication in with the title Blood and Aristocrats and Other Stories. Houshang golshiri biography of mahatma gandhi Kaufman, Stuart J. At the age of 13, Gandhi entered into an arranged marriage with Kasturba Makhanji in accordance with the custom of the region. It succeeded in undermining the moral authority of British rule in India and demonstrated the effectiveness of non-violent resistance. In , in his first trip abroad after the revolution, Golshiri went to the Netherlands along with various cities in the UK and Sweden to give speeches and readings.
In the winter of he published Jen Nameh (Story of Demon) and Jedal-e Naghsh ba Naghash (Struggle of Image with Painter), and inthe autum of he released a collection of articles called Bagh dar Bagh (Garden in Garden).
Golshiri after a long period of illness died on 6 June in Iran Mehr hospital of Tehran.
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