Aabid Surti
| Aabid Surti | |
|---|---|
| Native name | આબિદ સુરતી |
| Born |
5 May 1935 Vavera near Rajula, Gujarat |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | Diploma in Arts |
| Alma mater | J. J. School of Art |
| Occupation | Author, cartoonist, painter, environmentalist |
| Notable work | Teesri Aankh(1993), The Black Book, In Name of Rama |
| Spouse(s) | Masooma Begum |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Parent(s) | Gulam-hussain and Sakina Begum |
| Awards | National Award 1993, Hindi Sahitya Sanstha Award, Gujarat Gaurav |
| Website | www |
Abid Surti or Aabid Surti (Hindi: आबिद सुरती; Gujarati: આબિદ સુરતી; born 5 May 1935) is a National Award-winning Indian author who has earned accolades within India and abroad as a painter, author, cartoonist, journalist, environmentalist, playwright and screenwriter besides being a "one-man" NGO out to save every drop of water. He was given a National Award by the government of India in 1993 for one of his books.
Surti has written short stories, novels, plays, children's books and travelogues. Several of his books have been translated into regional languages. He has also been writing for Hindi and Gujarati newspapers and magazines for over 40 years and received a National Award for his short-story collection Teesri Aankh in 1993. He became an author by accident. When his first love broke down due to family pressure, the teenaged Aabid had no one to confide in – so he began putting his story on paper. The story was published in Gujarati in 1965 as Tootela Farishta (Fallen angels) and proved to be an unexpected success.
He has written more than 80 books, including 45 novels, 10 short story collections and 7 plays.
The autobiographical novel Musalman was an account of his childhood in the poverty-ridden Dongri area of Mumbai. His latest novel, Sufi, describes the parallel lives of two friends: the author himself and a man called Iqbal Rupani, who rose to become the kingpin of the Mumbai underworld in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1975, his fictional version based on the Devil's Bible, entitled The Black Book, created a nationwide controversy. Even amidst critical acclaim, it was translated into seven languages and voted Book of the Year in Kannada. He earned the nickname the "Salman Rushdie of India" after his Black Book was published. He has together with his son Aalif Surti and Chandrika Vyas, Rima Kashyap also penned a controversial and hard-hitting novel called In Name of Rama inspired by a true incident during the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
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