The Doon School St. Stephen's College, Delhi St. Peter's College, Oxford
Occupation(s)
Author and storyteller
Spouse
Anusha Rizvi
Mahmood Farooqui is an Indian writer, performer and director. He specializes in a type of story-telling known as Dastangoi.[1][2][3][4][5] Farooqui along with his uncle Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, noted Urdu poet and literary critic, revived Dastangoi, the ancient art of Urdu story telling.[6][7][8][9][10] He was awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Pursakar in 2010 for it.[11]
His book Besieged: voices from Delhi 1857[12] was awarded the Ramnath Goenka for the best Non-fiction book of the year.[13][14] This book is a translation of mutiny papers providing a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people who found themselves stuck during the revolt of 1857. He was also a researcher for The Last Mughal, a book by William Dalrymple.
In August 2016 he was found guilty of rape by a lower court,[15] but in September 2017 he was acquitted by the Delhi High Court.[16] The High Court judgment was later upheld by the Supreme Court.[17][18]
^"Dastangoi is a fun tradition: Mahmood Farooqui". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^"An interview with Mahmood Farooqui". Rediff.com. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^"Walk Back in Time: Experience life in Nizamuddin Basti, the traditional way". The Indian Express. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
^Sayeed, Vikram Ahmed (14 January 2011). "Return of dastangoi". Frontline. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
^Ahmed, Shoaib (6 December 2012). "Indian storytellers bring Dastangoi to Alhamra". Dawn. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
^"COLUMN: Dastan and dastangoi for the modern audience - Newspaper". Dawn. Pakistan. 24 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
^"Manhood Farooqui revives the lost Indian art of the Dastans – The Rhodes Trust". University of Oxford. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^"The forgotten storytellers – Culture". livemint.com. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^Roy, Nilanjana S. (24 August 2010). "Lunch with BS: Mahmood Farooqui". Business Standard. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^Yogendra Kalavalapalli (21 September 2010). "Cities / Hyderabad : Dastangoi floors one and all". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^Besieged: voices from Delhi 1857 – Mahmood Farooqui – Google Books. 2010. ISBN 9780670999422. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^"Stories behind the stories - Indian Express".
^"RNG Past Awards".
^Benjamin Lee, Indian director Mahmood Farooqui convicted of rape, The Guardian, 1 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^Krishnadas Rajagopal (26 September 2017). "Mahmood Farooqui acquitted of rape charge". The Hindu.
^"Mahmood Farooqui rape acquittal 'extremely well decided', says Supreme Court, dismissing appeal against earlier verdict | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 January 2018.
^"SC upholds acquittal of 'Peepli Live' director Mohammad Farooqui in rape case". The Hindu. 19 January 2018. — Link to judgement
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