M. D. Taseer

Muhammad Din Taseer (28 February 1902 – 1 December 1950), also known as Deen Muhammad Taseer and popularly known as M. D. Taseer, was a Pakistani Urdu poet, writer, and literary critic. He is considered one of the pioneers of the progressive movement in Urdu literature.

Early life M. D. Taseer was born in Ajnala, Amritsar district, Punjab, on 28 February 1902 His father, a tribesman from kashmir named Mian Atta ud Din Taseer, died when he was a small child, and he was brought up by his uncle Mian Nizam ud Din Taseer in Lahore. Taseer is said to be the first person from the Indian subcontinent to have obtained a PhD in English Literature in England, whereas Saiyid Abdul Latif, was awarded a doctorate in English literature from the University of London in 1924.

Career On his return from Cambridge at the end of 1935, Taseer joined the Muslim Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College in Amritsar as its principal. Along with Faiz Ahmad Faiz he was one of the founders of the Progressive Writers' Movement.

Life In 1937 Taseer fell in love with a British tourist named Christobel George, who had also been a student at Cambridge.

Taseer died of a heart attack on 30 November or 1 December 1950, at age 47.

Works

Taseer's lyrics were used in the 1942 film Khandan.