Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha (Pithapuram, 1885-02-28-Narsapur, 1945-01-23) was the sixth Peethadhipathi of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham in Pithapuram, India. He succeeded his father Mohiddin Badusha I.
| Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha | |
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| Born | February 28, 1885 Pithapuram |
| Died | February 23, 1945 Narsapur |
| Cause of death | Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Resting place | Old Ashram of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham |
| Residence | Umar Alisha Nilayam |
| Nationality | Indian, |
| Other names | Umar Aly Sahab |
| Known for | Telugu Poetry, Author of more than 50 books |
| Title | Moulvi, Pandit,Doctor Literarum |
| Predecessor | Mohiddin Badsha I |
| Successor | Hussain Sha |
| Spouse | Akbar Bibi |
| Children | Hussain Sha |
| Parents | Mohiddin Badsha I, Chand Bi |
| Website | |
| www.sriviswaviznanspiritual.org | |
| Notes
He is a Poet ,Freedom Fighter, and a social Reformer.He has Participated in the Khilafat and Indian Freedom Movement.
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1) Peethadhipathi- Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham – 1928- 1945
2) Member - Indian National Congress: 1916-1930
3) National Secretary - Khilafat Movement-1924
4) Vice President, Secretary – Muslim League, Madras Branch
5) Member of the National Legislative Assembly[1] (Parliament) - North Madras constituency: 1936-1945
6) Member – Education Committee -Banaras Hindu University
7) Member – Muslim Board of Studies for Telugu – Andhra University - 1933
Dr Umar Alisha has Actively participated in the Khilafat Movement of those days. A unique battle against the British rulers was waged with Gandhi caps in the early 1920s by the students of the Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medical School, which later became the Andhra Medical College. It all started on 1921-09-19, when one of the students, impelled by patriotic fervour, came to the classroom sporting the khadi cap.
He was incensed like his compatriots of those days over the arrest of the freedom-fighter Maulana Mohammad Ali at the Waltair (now Visakhapatnam) railway station on 1921-09-14. Mohammed Ali, one of the famed Ali Brothers (the other was Maulana Shaukat Ali), was proceeding to Madras, along with Mahatma Gandhi, travelling by the Howrah-Madras Mail. Both the leaders alighted at the station, packed with a lot of people and also policemen. As soon as Mohammed Ali got down from the train, a shivering Superintendent of Police served the arrest warrant on Ali and whisked him away to the Central Jail. Gandhiji addressed the gathering and continued his journey to Madras.
While in the jail, Ali was visited by local Congress leaders like P.C. Venkatapathi Raju and Vasantarao Butchisundara Rao. In the evening that day a public meeting was held on the beach where loads of foreign clothes were burnt. Umar Alisha, a Telugu poet, made a fiery speech against the arrest of the Khilafat movement leader. On the morning of 1921-09-17, Ali was taken to the Waltair station from the jail with police escort for being sent to Karachi. People in large numbers cheered Ali all along the route from the jail to the station.
He Was Awarded with the Following Titles.
1) “Moulvi” by Aligarh Muslim University.
2) “Pandit” by All India oriental conference and declared on this occasion that : First Muslim Telugu Poet in Andhra Pradesh to have learned Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, English”- 1924
3) Awarded and Honored by of AryanUniversity of France.
4) “Doctor Literarum”[3]( Doctor of Literature) by International Academy of America - 1936
He has written more than 50 books in Telugu which reflects his ideas relating to Patriotism, women education, women freedom, untouchability, Dowry system, Spiritual philosophy etc.
1) Danava Vadha (Telugu)[4]
2) Maha Bharatha Kourava Rangamu (Telugu) [5]
3) Sufi Vedanta Darsamu (Telugu)
4) Anasuya Devi (Telugu)
5) Kala (Drama) (Telugu)
6) Prabhata Kathavali (Telugu)[4]
7) Vishada Soundaryamu (Telugu)
8) Vichitra Bhilvaneeyamu (Telugu)
9) Brahma Vidya Vilasamu (Telugu)
10)Omar Khayyam(Telugu)[6]
11) Parathatva Keerthanalu (Telugu)[7]
12) Tatva Sandesham (Telugu)[8]
13) Chandra Gupta (Drama) (Telugu)
14) Mani Mala (Telugu)
15) Shantha (Telugu)[9] Available Online
16) Khanda Kavyamulu (Telugu)[10]Available Online
17) Barhini Devi (Telugu)
18) Sadhana Padhamu (Telugu)
19) Padmavathi (Telugu)
20) Sri Mohammad Rasul Vari Charitra (Telugu)
21) Chandragupta (Telugu)[11] Available Online
He died on 1945-01-23 at Narsapur. The Umar Alisha Sahithi Samithi foundation, which was established in his name, conducts yearly literary gatherings at Bhimavaram.