e - ▁sh i qi ya " ▁from ▁this ▁institution . ▁After ▁school ing ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Al ig ar h ▁Muslim ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁got ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree . ▁In ▁Al ig ar h ▁he ▁came ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁left ist ▁ ▁progress ive ▁writers . ▁He ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁them ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁reflected ▁in ▁his ▁short ▁stories ▁which ▁reflect ▁his ▁social ist ▁bent ▁of ▁mind . ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁L uck now ▁he ▁came ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁Gand h ian ▁philosophy ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁a ▁term ▁at ▁the ▁" Se v agram " ▁Gand hi ' s ▁Ash ram . ▁He ▁was ▁initially ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Liter ature ▁movement ▁and ▁was ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁week ly ▁H indust an ▁and ▁Sab ▁Sa ath ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁Congress ▁Party ' s ▁official ▁newspaper ▁Q a umi ▁Aw az ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁with ▁dedic ation ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁took ▁it ▁to ▁great ▁height s . ▁Q a umi ▁A wa az ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁Ur du ▁d ail ies ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁from ▁northern ▁India . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁T ale em ▁G har ▁in ▁L uck now ▁which ▁trains ▁teachers ▁in ▁Ur du . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁career ▁He ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁re put able ▁short ▁story ▁writer ▁of ▁Ur du . ▁His ▁first ▁short ▁story ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁June