Ahmed Noori,[1] aka Abu Raihan Ahmed Noori,[2] was a prominent writer and journalist who belonged to the Beary community of Mangalore in Dakshina Kannada in South India.
He was born and grew up in Mangalore but later on lived in Bangalore. He wrote books in the local Beary bashe and Kannada languages. His book, Maikala, a documentary about the culture Beary community of Mangalore in Kannada language, has been cataloged by the largest library in the world, the Library of Congress at Washington, D.C., USA.[3] He was also part of a six-member team of scholars who, for the first time, translated the meaning of the Quran to Kannada language in 1978, working on this project for about seven years.[4] He edited several periodicals such as "Sandesha", "Kitaab" and "The Message". He contributed extensively to the Sanmarga weekly Kannada magazine. He was also one of the founding members of the Beary's Welfare Association in 1988.[5] In 2010, the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy awarded him an honorary award for the year 2009 for his literary achievements.[6][7][8][9] The Rajyotsava Prashasti eluded him though many community members thought that he deserved it for his services.[10]
Over the past 50 years, he has become a household name in the Beary community due to his popular songs and music composition. Some of his popular songs are ‘Kelanda Makkale Kelanda,’ ‘Ethare Tholo Varakro Masth,’ ‘Alam Padachadum Neenem, Adre Chameychedum Neeneme.’ In January 2011, a CD of Beary Bashe songs written by him was released in Bangalore.[11][12]
Ahmed Noorie died on 2 September 2012.[13][14][15] Tributes poured from all around the region in the news media in multiple languages.[16][17]
Photo
https://web.archive.org/web/20111008140909/http://mmujahid.webs.com/noori4.jpg
Bibliography
Books
- 1997 (first version 1960). Maikala* [18].
Periodicals
- Sandesha
- Kitaab
- The Message
See also
References
- ↑ Article on Ahmed Noori. Mmujahid.webs.com.
- ↑ http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?SC=Author&SEQ=20090816075759&PID=Y-krMre66W2KYmZaUo4cs1LOwGf&SA=Nūri,+Abūraihān+Ahmad.
- ↑ Maikāla : Maṅgaḷūru Musalmānara caritre. Library of Congress.
- ↑ Divya Qur'an, Qur'an Majid, (An effort of six scholars: Mawlana Shah Abd al-Qadir, Mawlana Sayyid, Abu Raihan Ahmed Noori, Abd Allah Sahib, I’jaz al-Din and Abd al-Ghaffar), 2 vol. Islami Sahitya Prakashana, Bangalore 1978, p. 1400.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ↑ Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy. Karnatakabearysahithyaacademy.org.
- ↑ Mangalore Beary Sahitya Academy Awards for Three Eminent Personalities. Daijiworld.com.
- ↑ Beary Sahithya Academy honour for three. Deccanherald.com.
- ↑ Beary Academy awards to undeserved ?. The Canara Times(2010-03-24).
- ↑ Ahmad Noori: Rajyotsava award eludes this Karmayogi yet again. Coastaldigest.com(2010-10-31).
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Classical Byari language songs - Introduction. YouTube(2011-07-03).
- ↑ Ahmed Noori no more. Coastaldigest.com(2012-09-02).
- ↑ Bangalore: Noted Kannada, Beary Scholar Ahmed Noori No More. Daijiworld.com.
- ↑ Noted scholar, writer Ahmed Noori no more | Mega Media News. Megamedianews.in.
- ↑ Ahmed Noorie: The Dreamer. Coastaldigest.com(2012-09-04).
- ↑ Noor Master, Article of Abdul Mateen Muniri. Sahilonline.net.
- ↑ Brief Record (Library of Congress Online Catalog). Catalog.loc.gov(2012-12-11).