Mohsin Mighiana
Dr. Mohsin Maghiana (Urdu: ڈاکٹر محسن مگھیانہ) (born 1 January 1956) is a Pakistani physician, writer, columnist and humorist. He is mostly recognized by his literary and humorous works.
He was born as Niaz Ali Ahmad Khan Mighiana (Urdu: نیاز علی احمد خان مگھیانہ) in the city of Jhang, Pakistan. During his high school education, he decided to write his own poetry and chose Mohsin (Urdu: محسن) as his takhallus or pen name. He couldn't become a poet but he went on using Mohsin as his pen name in his literary works during school and made it officially part of his name before going to college which resulted in Niaz Ali Mohsin Mighiana (Urdu: نیاز علی محسن مگھیانہ) as his full name. However, on his literary works, his name appears as Dr. Mohsin Maghiana.
Personal life
He was born in a middle-class farmer family of Jhang in 1956 on the first day of the year. He was the first child of Meher Sher Muhammad to cross infancy. He writes on first page of his autobiography that he had an elder sister who died a few days after birth.
He took his medical degree from Faisalabad Medical College in 1981.[1] Since then he has worked in many different medical institutes and hospitals around Punjab. He has unsuccessfully tried to pass Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in Medical Sciences in United States. He took his master's degree in surgery in 1988 after a few unsuccessful attempts.
He is currently running his private medical centre in Jhang with the name of Mighiana Medicare. Alongside his own medical centre he works as a surgeon in D.H.Q. Hospital, Jhang.
Literary works
His first attempt to rise to mainstream Urdu literature was in 1994 when he wrote a humorous autobiography titled Anokha Laadla (Urdu: Queer Darling). As he was almost unknown among literary circles of Urdu at that time, he sent parts of his book to very famous to mildly famous personalities, most of whom were Urdu and Punjabi writers except for Ghulam Ishaq Khan (former president of Pakistan), and asked them for their reviews. He admits in the preface of this book that some personalities refused to write any reviews but he never reveals how many they were. He has added all the reviews to the book which take 61 pages out of its 418 pages (almost 14%), which is quite odd even for a new writer. To date, three editions of Anokha Laadla have been published in 1994, 1997 and 2003.
He is one of very few Pakistani writers who became famous by writing an autobiography, despite not being already well-known. Other prominent examples are Qudrat Ullah Shahab and Col. Muhammad Khan, however, Mighiana has not achieved that kind of fame which was earned by Shahab and Khan.
His other works are as follows:
Title | Genre | Language | Credit | Editions |
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1-Anokha Ladla | Autobiography | Urdu | Author | Four 1994,1997,2003,2007 |
2-Bhambheeri | Short Stories | Punjabi(Lahndi) | Author | One 1995 |
3-Cchhair Khani | Humour | Urdu | Author | Two 1996,2007 |
4-Desi in Wilayat | Travelogue to U.K Humour | Urdu | Author | Two (1997 and 2002) |
5-Mas'ala Hi Koi Nahin | Humour | Urdu | Author | One 1998 |
6-Aneendray | Short Stories | Punjabi(Lahndi) | Author | One 1999 |
7-Athkailian | Humour | Urdu | Author | One 2000 |
8-Chinta | Light Essays | Punjabi(Gurmukhi+Shahmokhi Script) | Author | One 2001 |
9-Alif(Allah)Meem(Muhammad SAWW) | Travelogue of Hajj | Urdu | Author | Three 2004,2007,2015 |
10-Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat Hay | Poetry | Urdu | Author | One 2008 |
11-Moti Rolan Day | Poetry | Punjabi(Mahiyay) | Author | One 2011 |
12-Mastiyan | Humor | Urdu | Author | One 2015 |
13-Bhaag Doctor Bhaag | Humor | Urdu | Author | One 2016 |
14-Aik Piyali Cha'ay | Light Essays | Urdu | Author | One 2017 |
15-Pind Di Larri | Humour | Punjabi(Lahndi) | Author | One 2017 |
16-Aa Bail Mujhay Lattar | Humour | Urdu | Author | One 2018 |
17-Vakhri Soch | Drama | Punjabi (Lahndi) | Author | One 2018 |
18-Husn e Misr | Travelogue to Egypt.Humour | Urdu | Author | One 2018 |
19-Aik Nahin Chaar Chaar | Humour | Urdu | Author | One 2019 |
20-Piyara Lotay Main | Humour | Urdu | Author | One 2020 |
Book Written on Dr.Mohsin Mighiana
Sr.No | Title | Genre | Language | Author | Edition |
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01 | Bulandion Ka Musafir | Research | Urdu | Dr.Shahida Dilawar Shah | One 2009 |
Translation of Dr.Mohsin Mighiana
Sr.No | Title | Translation | Language | Translator | Edition |
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01 | Vertushka | Translation of Punjabi Book Bhanbeeri | Russian | Dr.Faisal Mighiana Larisa Vasikova Dr.Balqees Fatima | |
02 | Whirlifan | Translationg of Punjabi Book Bhanbeeri | English | Hamid Yousufi | One 2002 |
Research work on Dr.Mohsin Mighiana
Sr.No | Research Topic | Language | Student | Superviser | Class | institute | Year |
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01 | Anokha Ladla ka tajziyati mutaliya | Urdu | Robina Karim | Dr.Aqeela Shaheen | M.A | Islima University Bahawalpur | 2008-2010 |
02 | Jhang Main Urdu Mazah Nigari ki Riwayat | Urdu | Mujahid Ghaffar | Nisar Ahmad | M.A | Govt.Post Graduate College Jhang Punjab University Lahore | 2012-2014 |
03 | Dr.Niaz Ali Mohsin Mighiana ki Adbi Khidmaat,Tehqiqi wa Tanqeedi Jaaiza | Urdu | Gulzar Hussain Shahid | Dr.Mohammad Aslam Zia | M Phil | Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad | 2015 |
04 | Dr.Niaz Ali Mohsin Mighiana k Safar Namon ka Tajaziyzti Mutaliya | Urdu | Usama Zeeshan | Atta Rasool(Shakir Kundan) | B.S | University of Sarrgodha Sarrgodha | 2011-2015 |
05 | Dr.Mohsin Mighiana ki Adbi Jehaat (Tehqiqi wa Tanqeedi Jaaiza) | Urdu | Farhat Bibi | Dr.Asif Ali Chattha | M Phil | Minhaj University Lahore | 2014-2016n |
06 | Dr.Mohsin Mighiana ki Safar Nama Nigari | Urdu | Hifza Yaqoob | Dr.Mohammad Afzal Hameed | M Phil | Govt.College University Faisalabad | 2015-2017 |
07 | Dr.Niaz Ali Mohsin Mighiana the Punjabi Adab noon dain | Punjabi | Nida Hassan | Dr.Fayyaz Hussain Mighiana | M Phil | Govt.College Women University Faisalabad | 2016-2018 |
08 | Dr.Mohsin Mighiana Bataur Mizhah Nigar | Urdu | Babra Sultana | Dr.Rukhsana Baloch | M Phil | Govt College Women University Faisalabad | 2016-2018 |
09 | Muntakhib Mizah Nigaron ki Aap Beetiyon Main Paisha Warana Zindgi ki Akkasi | Urdu | Mohmmad Kashif | Dr.Muhammad Asif Awan | M Phil | Govt College University Faisalabad | 2016-2018 |
10 | Dr.Mohsin Mighiana di Kitab PIND DI LARRY da Tehqiqi Tay Tanqeedi Wairva | Punjabi | Hafiza Zille Sabah Aftab Ahmad Khan | Almas Tahira | B.S | Lahore College Women University Lahore | 2020 |
References
- Mighiana, Mohsin. Anokha Laadla (in Urdu) (2003 ed.).