Ahmad NikTalab explained
| Ahmad NikTalab |
| Native Name: | احمد نیکطلب |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /fa/ |
| Other Names: | Yavar Hamedani |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Hamedan, Iran |
| Death Place: | Tehran, Iran |
| Burial Place: | Behesht-e Zahra |
| Education: | Bachelor of Journalism, Tehran University |
| Occupation: | Poet, author, linguist |
| Notable Works: | Alvandieh |
| Spouse: | Farkhondeh Mahmoodi |
| Children: | Babak, Ramak, Poopak, Siyamak |
Ahmad NikTalab (fa|احمد نیکطلب, pronounced as /fa/; 22 April 1934 - 3 March 2020), also known as Yavar Hamedani (Persian: یاور همدانی pronounced as /fa/), was an Iranian poet, author, and linguist.
Life
He was born in Hamedan. After education and living in Hamedan for the first part of his life, he went to Tehran to continue his education in Tehran University. His first articles were published in Armaghan Magazines.[1] His first poems were published at the age of thirteen.[2] He has been active in the literary associations of Hamedan and Tehran, including the Iranian Literary Association. He was also a prominent member of the Iranian Literary Association. Rahi Moayeri, Mehrdad Avesta, Hossein Monzavi, etc. were among his acquaintances and colleagues.[3] From the 1930s, Ahmad Niktalab began his work with the Radio Organization, along with figures such as Rahi Moayeri, many of whose songs have been sung on music ever since.[4] Many of Hamedani's local songs have been translated into many Eastern languages while being broadcast on Iranian radio programs.[5]
He is a member of the Niktalab family. His eldest son is Babak Niktalab who is a Persian poet and her daughter is Poopak Niktalab.[6]
He worked voluntarily at Poetry Council at Office of Poetry and Music of Ministry of culture After retirement to preserve music in Iran; His office had been in Vahdat Hall for 25 years.[7]
He died of a heart attack in Tehran at the age of 85.[8] He was buried in the artists' section of Behesht-e Zahra.[9]
Partial bibliography
- Ganj Nameh Persian lyrics collection, Tehran: Setavand Yazd, 2001[10]
- Saye Sare Alvand (or Sāyahʹsār-i Alvand), Persian lyrics collection, Tehran : Sūrah-i Mihr, [published 2004 or 2005][11] This book has some poetries in Hamedani dialect.[12]
- Selected Poems, Tehran: Neystan Publishing
- Masnavi soroud farda ("Tomorrow's Anthem")
- From Tehran to Tehran: History of Tehran, Tehran: Tehran Municipality Publications
Part of his poem
One of his famous Poetries is "Mehraban Mah" (means: The kind moon):
The night came, my kind moon did not come
The bright light of my way did not come ...
The dawn came and the sun blossomed like a flower
But the flower of morning's garden didn't come...[13] [14]
Poetry collection
Divan or Poetry collection of Yavar Hamedani, published by the Iranian Pen Association in a series of books by veterans of contemporary literature, includes poems by Yavar Hamedani in various formats of lyric, ode, quatrain, Mathnavi, composition of quatrain, couplet and native poems in Hamedani dialect. The book was unveiled a year after his death anniversary.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Notes and References
- article. Armaghan Magazine. 41.
- Poems. Armaghan Magazine. 1978. 47.
- Web site: Remembrance of Hamedani's helper on the fortieth day of his departure. Esmaeeli. Reza. ISNA. 7 April 2020.
- [:fa:یاور همدانی]
- Web site: Ahmad NikTalab Biography - Hamedan IRIB TV and Radio. 2019-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20190518182500/http://hamedan.irib.ir/-/%25D8%25A7%25D8%25AD%25D9%2585%25D8%25AF-%25D9%2586%25DB%258C%25D9%2583%25E2%2580%258C-%25D8%25B7%25D9%2584%25D8%25A8-%25DB%258C%25D8%25A7%25D9%2588%25D8%25B1-%25D9%2587%25D9%2585%25D8%25AF%25D8%25A7-1. 2020-05-21. 2019-05-18.
- Web site: تهران. بابک نیک طلب زادروز ١٣٤٦ ه ش. بابک نیک طلب. 2021-06-29. ویکی حسین. fa.
- Web site: vista. احمد نیک طلب (یاور همدانی). 2020-12-19. ویستا. fa-IR.
- Web site: 2020-03-03. یاور همدانی درگذشت. 2020-12-19. ایسنا. fa.
- Web site: 2020-03-05. خبرگزاری فارس - تعویق در خاکسپاری مرحوم "یاور همدانی"/ تدفین امروز انجام میشود. 2020-12-19. خبرگزاری فارس.
- Web site: Ganjnameh(book) Bibliographic. National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI). 2020-05-17. 2020-04-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200422151050/http://opac.nlai.ir/opac-prod/search/briefListSearch.do?command=FULL_VIEW&id=622232&pageStatus=0&sortKeyValue1=sortkey_title&sortKeyValue2=sortkey_author. dead.
- Web site: Book storage of Saye Sare Alvand in Harvard Library. Harvard Library (HOLLIS).
- Web site: Book Storage of Saye Sare Alvand. World Cat.
- Web site: "The Kind moon" in Persian. fa.wikisource.org. 2020-05-21.
- Web site: احمد نیک طلب (یاور همدانی). vista. ویستا. fa-IR. 2020-05-21.
- Web site: 2021-02-27. مجموعه اشعار زندهیاد احمد نیکطلب رونمایی میشود. 2021-05-17. خبرگزاری مهر اخبار ایران و جهان Mehr News Agency. fa.
- Web site: پارسینیوز. 2021-05-17. parsinews.ir.
- Web site: مجموعه اشعار زندهیاد احمد نیکطلب رونمایی میشود. 2021-05-17. www.sarkhat.com.
- Web site: 2021-02-27. مجموعه اشعار زندهیاد احمد نیکطلب رونمایی میشود. 2021-05-17. عصر فرهنگ. fa-IR.
- Web site: مجموعه اشعار زندهیاد احمد نیکطلب رونمایی میشود. 2021-05-17. fa-IR. 2022-03-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20220331022006/https://sayeb.ir/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%E2%80%8C%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%B1/. dead.