Mohiuddin Nawab

Mohiuddin Nawab (4 September 1930 – 6 February 2016) was a Pakistani novelist, screenwriter, and poet. He is famous for his popular novel series, "Devta" that was episodically and continuously published in Suspense Digest from February 1977 to January 2010. Devta is the autobiography of a fictional character, Farhad Ali Taimur, who is a master of telepathy, chain smoker, and a womaniser.Apart from Devta, Nawab wrote nearly 600 romantic, social, spy, and historical short/novel-length stories for renowned digests like, Jasoosi Digest, and Suspense Digest. Some of his notable stories include Kachra Ghar, Iman Ka Safar, Khali Seep, and Adha Chehra. A collection of his poetry and prose has been published under the title, "Do Tara". Nawab also wrote scripts for a few movies including, "Jo Darr Gya Woh Marr Gya".

Early life and family Mohiuddin Nawab was born on 4 September 1930, in Kharagpur, West Bengal, British India. Nawab passed his matriculation examination in his native city, Kharagpur. After partition in 1947, he migrated to Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Then, after the fall of East Pakistan in 1971, he migrated along with his family for the second time to Karachi, Pakistan. He belonged to an Urdu-speaking family. His grandfather was an interior decorator and his father an official painter in the Railways department. During his stay in Dhaka, Nawab used to prepare banners and hoardings for cinema halls for a living. Literary career Nawab initially started writing romantic stories with a female pen name.

Writing style and themes Romance and social issues are the main themes of Nawab's writings. His take on life reveals a sharp and critical eye that mercilessly exposes the naked truths of society. Creative metaphors and witty phrases were his strongest weapons. He was quite aware of men's hard nature, women's soft psychology, and duplicity of human society in general and he used this insight in his writings in a unique and exceptional way. Even while writing fiction, his feet never left the ground of reality. He merged fiction and facts in a style only a few writers could even try. His characters are the familiar faces that readers observe around them. His stories usually take place in the ordinary settings of everyday life. He puts words of social wisdom in the mouths of laypersons like a worried father, a caring mother, a jobless young man, a maiden girl waiting for a marriage proposal, a hardworking laborer, a motor mechanic, a clergyman (molvi), etc.

Personal life Nawab had three wives and 13 children. List of works Devta 56 volumes

Romantic and social novels

Novels adapted into TV plays Aadha Chehra Sarparast

Poetry Do Tara Film scripts Jo Darr Gya Woh Marr Gya (1995)

Death Nawab died on 6 February 2016, in Karachi.