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'''Muhammad Shafi Ali Khan''' (1 June 1924 – 3 December 2016), popularly known as '''Bekal Utsahi''', was an Indian poet, writer and politician. He was a congressman close to [[Indira Gandhi]] and a Member of Parliament in the Upper House [[Rajya sabha]]. He received several national awards, including the [[Padma Shri]] in 1976<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ashiki|date=2020-06-01|title=इस कवि की रचनाएं देशभक्ति से भरी हैं, ठुकरा दिया था नेपाल के इस सम्मान को {{!}} News Track in Hindi|url=https://newstrack.com/uttar-pradesh/birthday-special-bekal-utasahi-the-poet-poet-whose-works-became-the-confluence-of-awadhi-hindi-and-urdu-591989.html|access-date=2021-09-07|website=newstrack.com|language=hi}}</ref> and Yash Bharti.<br />
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== Early life and background ==<br />
Bekal Utsahi was born on 1 June 1928. Mohammed Jafar Khan Lodi was his father.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sabha|first=India Parliament Rajya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N6uKAAAAMAAJ&q=Bekal+Utsahi+Padma+Shri|title=Who's who|date=1988|publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat.|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ge25AAAAIAAJ&q=Bekal+Utsahi+Padma+Shri|title=Who's who in Asian and Australasian Politics|date=1991|publisher=Bowker-Saur|isbn=978-0-86291-593-3|language=en}}</ref><br />
[[File:Dr Rafeeq Saudagar and Bekal Utsahi.jpg|thumb|261x261px|Bekal Utsahi and [[Dr Rafeeq Saudagar]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j8p0AAAAIAAJ&q=%DA%88%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%B9%D8%B1+%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%82+%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B1|title=Karnatak ke Urdu adeebon, sha'iron aur sahafiyon ki directory|date=1998|publisher=Majlis-i Adab Pablīkeshanz|language=ur}}</ref> (Indian Urdu Poet from [[Yadgir]])]]<br />
He was a former member of [[Rajya Sabha]]. In 1976 he received the Padmashree Award in literature. During a visit to the Mazar of Vaaris Ali Shah of [[Dewa Sharif]] in 1945 Shah Hafiz Pyare Miyan quoted, "Bedam Gaya Bekal aaya". After that incident Mohammad Shafi Khan changed his name as "Bekal Varsi". During the period of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] in 1952 an interesting event happened, which resulted in the emergence of Utsahi. There was an election programme of [[Indian National Congress]] party in Gonda at that time. Bekal Varsi welcomed Nehru with his poetry "Kisan Bharat Ka". Nehru was very much impressed and said, "Yeh hamara utsahi shayar hai". Finally he is known as Bekal Utsahi in the literary world.<br />
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==Politics==<br />
Utsahi was actively involved with [[Indian National Congress]] and very close to [[Indira Gandhi]]. In 1982, [[Rajiv Gandhi]] nominated him as a Member of [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the Indian Parliament,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trivedi|first=Harish|title=Urdu poet Bekal Utsahi embodied the true (and endangered) Ganga-Jamni culture of India|url=http://scroll.in/article/824191/urdu-poet-bekal-utsahi-embodied-the-true-and-endangered-ganga-jamni-culture-of-india|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> because of his contribution for national integration.<ref>[http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/mpterms.aspx List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)]. Rajya Sabha Secretariat.</ref> He was also Member of [[National Integration Council]] chaired by [[Prime Minister of India]].<ref>[http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/NIC-List150410.pdf Re-constitution of the National Integration Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072349/http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/NIC-List150410.pdf# |date=5 March 2016 }}. Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (5 April 2010) . Retrieved on 3 December 2016.</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
Utsahi received the [[Padma Shri]] award in 1976. He received Yash Bharti Award from [[Uttar Pradesh]] Government.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Akhilesh-honours-56-achievers-with-Yash-Bharti/articleshow/46180205.cms Akhilesh honours 56 achievers with Yash Bharti]. Times of India (10 February 2015). Retrieved on 3 December 2016.</ref> In 2013 he was awarded Maati Ratan Samman by Shaheed Shodha Sansthan for his services to Urdu literature.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/faizabad/Faizabad-70009-126| work=Amar Ujala| title=बेकल उत्साही, अष्टभुजा अरुणिमा को मिलेगा माटी रतन सम्मान| access-date=23 August 2020 }}</ref><br />
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