Majnun Gorakhpuri

Ahmad Siddiq, knows by his pen name Majnun Gorakhpuri (Urdu:احمد صدیق مجنوں گورکھپوری), was an Urdu short story (Afsana) writer, poet and literary critic.

Ahmad Siddiq, known as Majnun Gorakhpuri, was born in 1904 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh (then United Provinces). His father was Muhammed Farooq Devana Gorakhpuri.

His friend Firaq Gorakhpuri also hailed from Gorakhpur and was now settled in Allahbad. Firaq himself recalls, "Majnun Gorakhpuri came to Allahabad those days and got admitted to a college. He was staying with me and his company dispelled my loneliness a little". He added: "In those days I used to spend a good deal of my time in the company of Majnun Gorakhpuri and Munshi Premchand. Their company helped to awaken my poetic instincts and kindle my thoughts" Here he became associated with the Progressive Writers Movement since its inception.

His early education took place in Gorakhpur, and he went to Allahbad University for higher education. He earned his MA in English from Agra University and thereafter earned an MA in Urdu from the University of Calcutta.

He taught at different colleges and universities throughout his life including Aligarh Muslim University, Gorakhpur University and the University of Karachi. He taught in the Department of Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University. He migrated to Pakistan in late 1960s and went on to live in Karachi and taught at Karachi University till his last years of life.

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