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H.Mujeeb Rahman (born September 28 1971) is a Tamil writer.His works include Story,Novel,Short film,Criticism and Sufism.His work, combining magical realism with Historio garaphic metafiction is primarily concerned with the many connections, disruptions, and exchages between Tamil Muslims and Arabic civilizations, with much of his fiction being set on the Gulf and India.

Life Sketch
Mujeeb Rahman is a son of Hassan and Kadija Beevi, who lived in Padmanabhapuram  in Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu.He has three brothers. Till he was twenty five years old,his family lived in Valiya Veedu(the name of the house) in North street in Padmanabhapuram and then moved to Thuckalay.After finishing his schooling in Thuckalay,he completed his U.G and P.G Degrees In Scott Christian College in Nagercoil his studies he worked in Gujarat and Bombay for a few years, then worked in Saudi Arabia,Turkey,Malaysia and Abu Dhabi for fourteen years.Then came back to his motherland in 2008 and extended  his service as Professor in National Engineering college.He has a wife  named Missiria and two children named Athil and Adhirah.

Creative works
He has been a member of Tamil Nadu Kalai Elakkia Perumantam since 1990. His early influences included Jorge Luis Borges, Mikhail Bulgakov, Lewis Carroll, Günter Grass, and James Joyce. His first short story was selected   in a competition conducted by the Tamil magazine Kalachuvadu and Kadha Literary Movement.He is writing continueously in literary magazines like Puthiyakaatru,Thamari,Semmalar,Theeranadhi,uyirmmai and so on.He started his writing inspired by the writers Ponneelan,Thopil Mohammed Meeran,H.G.Razool and Jeyamohan.'Devathaikalin  Sontha kuzhanthai' his first collection of short stories was published by Pudpunal Publications in Chennai in 2005.M.G.Suresh mensioned this collection as Postmodern stories .2007 Mujeeb's first novel 'Devathutharkalin Kavithaikal'was brought out.This is considered to be the first Post Novel in Tamil.Later in 2014 'Magagrindham'( a novel)was published by Pudueluthu pathipagam.In 2015 ' Oru Sufiyin Suyacharithai' (a collection of short stories) was brought out.This is considered to be Fragile Fiction.A thesis of 800 pages titled ' Nan ean Wahabi Alla' was published by Keetru Veliyetagam in 2016.Mujeeb, who is well versed in Postmodernism,Marxism,Post colonalism and Folk studis, has participated in many conferences.He has also made a Tamil short film 'Vishayam'.He has rendered his service as the  Editor of many little  magazines including Elathy and Karishalamkanni.Now he is a member of the editorial board of 'Thinai' which is a quarterly magazine.He conducted literary meets in the name of 'Karuthavavu' for some years.Joining hands with Elathy Trust he took initiative to give awards to qualified writers every year for their literary contributions.He is the founder of Elathy school of thoughts and Managing Director of Sufi school.

Research on Sufi & Islamic studies
He was invited as a special guest to Sufi conference conducted in Kathankudi,Sri lanka.He delived a speech in Thuckalay Peer Mohammed Dargah Urus.He wrote a commentary on 'Gynapukalchi'.He has given speeches on Sufism in many universities of India,Gulf counties  and Sri Lanka.His speeches play an important role in Islamic conferences and seminars.He has written more than a hundred Islamic and Sufi aricles.He speaks more about the Sufi principle of Wahtatul Ujud.Many of his speeches can be found on You Tube.

Awards and honours

 * His book titled Devathaikazhin sontha kuzhandhai  was selected as the collection of best short stories.


 * He was given an award by Puthiyakatru magazine for one of his story stories.


 * He got Jeyandhan Award for his novel 'Mahakridham'.


 * His works have been selected for PhD thesis in the University of Kerala.


 * He was honoured for his works in Sri Lanka.