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The ardent pilgrim : (Record no. 633789)
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| fixed length control field | 01856nam a2200325 i 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 261007s1997 ii 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780195639797 |
| ISBN | 0195639790 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 891.439 |
| Item number | IQB |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Singh, Iqbal |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The ardent pilgrim : |
| Sub Title | an introduction to the life and work of Mohammed Iqbal / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Singh, Iqbal |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 181 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Mohammed Iqbal, one of the pre-eminent Urdu and Persian poets of our time, had described himself in one of his couplets as a sum of contradictions. This book is an attempt at understanding the contradictions that made him legendary as a poet and valorized as a prophet of pan-Islamic ideas. Iqbal Singh investigates the poet's personality through a study of his poetry, while situating him within his political and social context.In doing so, the author vividly depicts pre-Partition India, as well as the character of the Muslim intelligentsia and its dilemmas at the time.Originally published in 1951, this biography has now been thoroughly revised with the help of a great deal of biographical material that has been unearthed since. The author has added a chapter which explores Iqbal's personal life, including his relations with his three wives and his alienation from his elder son. In thi |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Iqbal, Muhammad, Sir, 1877-1938 |
| Topical Term | Poets, Urdu -- India -- Biography |
| Topical Term | Poets, Persian -- India -- Biography |
| Topical Term | Biography |
| Topical Term | Persian Poets |
| Topical Term | Poets, Persian |
| Topical Term | Poets, Urdu |
| Topical Term | Urdu Poets |
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| -- | Delhi : |
| -- | Oxford University Press, |
| -- | 1997 |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 07.10.2026 | 891.439 IQB | 110173 | 07.10.2026 | Books |