Mohsin Khan (Writer)

Mohsin Khan
Born
Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationWriter
Writing career
LanguageUrdu
GenreFiction
Notable workAllah Miyan Ka Karkhana

Mohsin Khan is an Indian Urdu fiction writer and novelist. He is associated with Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh and is based in Lucknow.[1] He has written fiction, children's literature and plays in Urdu. His early books include Cheenu Khan, Khwab Kahani, Anda Kaise Phoota and Kawwa Jhoot Bolta Hai.[2]

Khan came to wider public attention in the 2020s with his novel Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana. The novel was among the books considered in the Urdu category for the 2023 Sahitya Akademi Award and later received the inaugural Bank of Baroda Rashtrabhasha Samman after its Hindi translation by Saeed Ahmad.[3][4]

Khan's novel Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana, first published in 2020, was included in the list of books recommended for the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu. The novel later received wider attention after its Hindi translation by Saeed Ahmad won the inaugural Bank of Baroda Rashtrabhasha Samman in 2023.[5][6]

Life and career

Khan is associated with Malihabad in Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh.[7]

Khan began publishing fiction before the publication of his first novel. His short-story collection Khwab Kahani was published in 1993. He subsequently wrote stories, plays and books for children, including three collections published under the auspices of the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy.[8]

Khan has been described as a writer primarily associated with children's literature before the publication of Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana. The Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy published three collections of his children's stories and gave him a service award for his contribution to children's literature.[9]

The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language has listed Khan in connection with the Academy of Mass Communication in Lucknow, where he has served as secretary. The council's annual report for 2018–19 records his participation in activities connected with Urdu seminars.[10][11]

According to biographical information published with an edition of Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana, Khan's Urdu play Khwab Ki Ta'beer received first prize in a radio-play competition in the 1990s. The competition included entries in 19 Indian languages.[12]

Khan has also participated in programmes and activities relating to Urdu language and literature. In 2018–19, the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language's annual report listed him as secretary of the Academy of Mass Communication in Lucknow in connection with state-level Urdu seminars.[13]

Literary work

Khan's published work includes short fiction and children's literature. A contemporary account of his career records Khwab Kahani as having been published in 1993 and notes his work in children's fiction and drama.[14]

Cheenu Khan was published by the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy in 1990. Other early works include Khwab Kahani and books written for children.[15]

Khan's short story Zohra was translated into English by the literary scholar and translator A. K. Ramanujan?

Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana

Khan's novel Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana was first published in 2020. The Sahitya Akademi lists it as a novel by Mohsin Khan and records 2020 as its year of first publication.[16]

The novel centres on Jibran, a young boy whose childhood is affected by the arrest of his father. It examines childhood, punishment, social authority and questions of justice. Shafey Kidwai, writing in The Indian Express, described the novel as addressing the consequences of disproportionate punishment and the treatment of children within systems of authority.[17]

The novel's Hindi translation by Saeed Ahmad won the inaugural Bank of Baroda Rashtrabhasha Samman in 2023. Khan received a prize of ₹21 lakh, while Ahmad received ₹15 lakh for the translation.[18]

An English translation by Maaz Bin Bilal, titled Allah Miyan's Workshop, was published in 2026.[19]

Style and themes

Khan's fiction has been associated with the linguistic and cultural environment of Lucknow. A study of Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana published by Adbi Miras describes Khan's earlier work as primarily connected with children's literature and discusses his writing in the context of Urdu fiction in Uttar Pradesh.[20]

His writing for children forms part of his published work, alongside short fiction and novels. Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana uses the perspective of a child to examine questions about religion, punishment, family and social behaviour.[21]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana (2020)

Children's literature

  • Cheenu Khan (1990)
  • Khwab Kahani (1993)
  • Anda Kaise Phoota (1998)
  • Kawwa Jhoot Bolta Hai (2004)

Awards

  • First prize for the Urdu radio play Khwab Ki Ta'beer in a radio-play competition in the 1990s.[22]
  • 2023 – Bank of Baroda Rashtrabhasha Samman, for Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana and its Hindi translation by Saeed Ahmad.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Farooqui, Muhammad Aslam (9 November 2020). "محسن خان کا ناولاللہ میاں کا کارخانہ ایک مطالعہ". Adbi Miras. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Mohsin Khan (2026). Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana. Rekhta Foundation. ISBN 9789394494268.
  3. ↑ "Digest of Final Books Recommended for the Sahitya Akademi Award – 2023" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Kidwai, Shafey (2 July 2023). "Review: Allah Mian Ka Karkhana by Mohsin Khan". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "List of Books Recommended for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in Urdu" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Kidwai, Shafey (2 July 2023). "Review: Allah Mian Ka Karkhana by Mohsin Khan". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Farooqui, Muhammad Aslam (9 November 2020). "محسن خان کا ناولاللہ میاں کا کارخانہ ایک مطالعہ". Adbi Miras. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Farooqui, Muhammad Aslam (9 November 2020). "محسن خان کا ناولاللہ میاں کا کارخانہ ایک مطالعہ". Adbi Miras. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Farooqui, Muhammad Aslam (9 November 2020). "محسن خان کا ناولاللہ میاں کا کارخانہ ایک مطالعہ". Adbi Miras. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Council List". National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Annual Report 2018–2019" (PDF). National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Mohsin Khan (2026). Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana. Rekhta Foundation. ISBN 9789394494268.
  13. ↑ "Annual Report 2018–2019" (PDF). National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Farooqui, Muhammad Aslam (9 November 2020). "محسن خان کا ناولاللہ میاں کا کارخانہ ایک مطالعہ". Adbi Miras. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Mohsin Khan (2026). Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana. Rekhta Foundation. ISBN 9789394494268.
  16. ↑ "List of Books Recommended for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in Urdu" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Kidwai, Shafey (21 June 2023). "An Urdu novel shows us the mirror – we punish the innocence out of our children". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  18. ↑ Kidwai, Shafey (2 July 2023). "Review: Allah Mian Ka Karkhana by Mohsin Khan". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "English translation of writer Mohsin Khan's 'Allah Miyan ka Karkhana' to hit stands on June 23". Hindustan Times. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  20. ↑ Farooqui, Muhammad Aslam (9 November 2020). "محسن خان کا ناولاللہ میاں کا کارخانہ ایک مطالعہ". Adbi Miras. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Kidwai, Shafey (21 June 2023). "An Urdu novel shows us the mirror – we punish the innocence out of our children". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  22. ↑ Mohsin Khan (2026). Allah Miyan Ka Karkhana. Rekhta Foundation. ISBN 9789394494268.
  23. ↑ Kidwai, Shafey (2 July 2023). "Review: Allah Mian Ka Karkhana by Mohsin Khan". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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