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Anand Narain Mulla
Anand Narain Mulla (October 1901 – 13 June 1997)[1][2] was an Indian Urdu poet. He served as a Member of Parliament in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. LifeAnand Narain Mulla was born at Lucknow in the North-Western Provinces of British India, in October 1901 and educated at Government Jubilee High School and College there.[3] He won the Sahitya Akademi award in Urdu in 1964 for his poetry, specifically the book Meri Hadis-e-Umr-e-Gurezan. His first collection of poems, Ju-yi shir, published in 1949, was followed by Hans cog and Bamhina bol.[4] He was also a recipient of the Iqbal Samman, a literary award, when aged 92.[5] His father, Jagat Narain Mulla, was an advocate and government prosecutor.[6] Anand Narain Mulla, a Kashmiri Brahmin,[7] was himself a lawyer.[citation needed] In 1954 he became a judge of the Allahabad High Court, which he remained until 1961.[8] Mulla was a member of the 4th Lok Sabha (1967–1970), elected as an Independent candidate from the Lucknow constituency.[citation needed] He was later elected as a Rajya Sabha member (1972–1978) as a nominee of the governing Indian National Congress party.[9] Mulla died in New Delhi on 12 June 1997, aged 96 years.[3] References
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