Ansar Harvani
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1962–1967
Preceded byChaudhri Badan Singh
ConstituencyBisauli (Lok Sabha constituency), Uttar Pradesh[1]
In office
1957–1962
Succeeded byGauri Shankar
ConstituencyFatehpur, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born16 February 1916
Rudauli, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died28 October 1996
(aged 80)
New Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSahaibzadi Gauhar Ara
Children1 son and 3 daughters
RelativesHamida Salim (sister)
Majaz (brother)
Javed Akhtar (nephew)
Salman Akhtar (nephew)
Farhan Akhtar (grand son)
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Ansar Harvani was an Indian politician. Harwani opposed the partition of India.[2] He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Ansar was born in 1916 in Rudauli, in Uttar Pradesh. His brother, Asrar-ul-Haq "Majaz" was also a prominent Urdu poet, and sister Hamida Salim, was a noteable poetess and writer. His another sister, Safia Akhtar was also a writer and critic, and his nephew is lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar.[6][7][8]

References

  1. "Bisauli Lok Sabha Elections 1962". Latestly. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. Raghavan, G. N. S. (1999). Aruna Asaf Ali: A Compassionate Radical. National Book Trust, India. p. 91. ISBN 978-81-237-2762-2. Three nationalist Muslims were among those who opposed the resolution: Ansar Harwani, Maulana Hifzur Rahman and Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew. "This is a surrender", Kitchlew said.
  3. India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1957). Who's who. Parliament Secretariat. p. 150. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. August 1960. p. 2951. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. Nanak Chand Mehrotra (1995). The Socialist Movement in India. Sangam Books. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-86132-267-1. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. "Urdu author Hamida Salim passes Shah Alam Siddiqui Chandoura Rudauli away". The Hindu. 17 August 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. "Noted Urdu author Hamida Salim passes away". Pune Mirror. PTI. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. "Youthful freedom fighter who later served many terms as MP". The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source. Retrieved 23 December 2020.


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