Name Gauhar Raza Movies Inqilab, Say Salaam India Parents Wizarat Husain | Spouse Shabnam Hashmi (m. 1985) Role Scientist Children Seher Raza, Sahir Raza | |
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Born 17 August 1956 (age 67) ( 1956-08-17 ) Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Occupation poet, activist, scientist, documentary filmmaker Similar People Subhash Kapoor, Bhagat Singh, Sanjay Chauhan, Guneet Monga, Zohra Sehgal | ||
Science and religion gauhar raza
Gauhar Raza (born 17 August 1956) is an Indian scientist by profession, and a leading Urdu poet, social activist and documentary filmmaker working to popularize the understanding of science among general public, known for his films like Jung-e-Azadi, on the India's First War of Independence, and Inqilab (2008) on Bhagat Singh. He was also the honorary director of Jahangirabad Media Institute.
Contents
- Science and religion gauhar raza
- Gauhar raza scientific temper and transformative governance prism 2015
- Early life and education
- Career
- Poetry
- Personal life
- Works
- Awards
- References
Gauhar raza scientific temper and transformative governance prism 2015
Early life and education
Born in a left liberal family in Allahabad, UP, India on 17 August 1956. His family shifted to Aligarh in 1958. His father Wizarat Husain (1919 to 2007) was a freedom fighter, a communist party member and a renowned educationist and science teacher in Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. His mother, a social worker, was also intensely involved in freedom struggle and had worked with Indira Gandhi in Allahabad.
He completed B.Sc. Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University, in 1977 and M. Tech. (Power Apparatus and Systems) from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 1979.
Career
In 1979 he joined Eicher Goodearth Ltd., a multinational company as an electrical engineer and worked there for 3 years. Solved a few major design problems that the company was facing and within a short span of time he rose to Executive-Engineer level. In 1982 he joined National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS) as a scientist and still continues there.
Poetry
Gauhar Raza's poetry collection Zazbon Ki Lau Tez Karon has been noticed for the frankness of tone and for the social concerns that they take up and treat sensitively. In his most famous poem "Main Chahta hoon"(I like to), he express his helplessness to write a romantic poem in the days of darkness. He also wrote lyrics for a Hindi film Say Salaam India released in 2007.
Personal life
He is married to activist Shabnam Hashmi, sister of the slain theatre activist Safdar Hashmi, and the couple has a son, Sahir Raza, and a daughter, Seher.