Mau, now known as Maunath Bhanjan, is a town located in Uttar Pradesh, India. This town is the headquarters of the Mau district.
Festivals
Common Indian Festivals such as Holi, Diwali, Eid-Ul-Fitar, Eid-Ul-Azha, Muharram, Durga Puja, Vijayadashami, Chhath Puja, Christmas, Bhaiya Duj are celebrated with great pomp and show in the city.
Mau district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Mau town is the district headquarters. Mau district is a part of Azamgarh Division. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the state with headquarters in Maunath Bhanjan. The district is surrounded by Ghazipur district on the south, Ballia district in the east, Azamgarh district in the west, and by Gorakhpur and Deoria districts on the north.
Sports
In sports Mau has a tremendous history:
Bhim Narayan Rai of village Revaridih -Sahroj: National Champion and Record Holder in javelin Throw in National Games 1961, where he broke the Asian Games record. He has also broken a record in the Indian School Games -1960. He was awarded Outstanding performer in 1964 U.P. Athletic meet, and he won the UP state Track & Field championship 1961 to 1965 of UP
Long racer Bahadur Prasad participated in several Asian Games
Eminent Wrestler Kisore Pahlwan of Village Basiharam
Sprinter Ram das Sahani of Village Amila
TezBahadur Singh (UP Kesari) of village Sarwan Ranbirpur
Tridip Rai International Basket Ball player of village Kasara
Kamran Khan IPL Cricket player of village Nadwa Sarai.
Sunil Yadav International Hockey Player of village Bakwal
Politics
Jharkande Rai and Kalpnath Rai were well-known faces of politics in Mau. Mau sadar is the Legislative seat of politician Mukhtar Ansari and His son Abbas Ansari Politicians Sunil Singh Chauhan, Harinarayan Rajbhar are also from Mau. Chairman of Mau Tayyab Palki and chairman of Kopaganj Helal Ahmed Ansari are also from Mau District.
Literature
In literature, Mau has produced many great writers and poets, such as:
Laxmi Narayan Mishra (1903–1987), born in the village Basti, district Mau. He was a popular play writer of HINDI. He was a theatre personality of Uttar Pradesh. His works became very popular between 1930 and 1950. They were frequently staged by schools, colleges, and amateur groups. Laxmi Narayan Mishra is considered the founder of the problem play in Hindi theatre.
Fiza Ibn-e-Faizi (1923–2009) was a modern Urdu and Persian poet. He was a native of Mau district of Uttar Pradesh and was considered a 'qadir-ul-kalaam' poet and had received numerous awards within the Urdu world. At least, six poetry collections of Faizi had been published and acclaimed. In 2009, a memorial named as Faizi Gate was constructed by the then municipal head near his house.
Maulana Habibur Rahman Azmi (1900–1992) was a well-known Islamic Scholar, belonged to this city. He wrote under pen name of Abul Ma'sir. His works on Islamic Jurisprudence is well acclaimed. He remains a well-known figure in major Islamic seminaries like Medina University, Al-Azhar and Darul-uloom Deoband. His works are cited by Muslims across the world.
Kanhaiya Lal Misra (1903-1975) was Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh, India from 1952 to 1969.
Shyam Narayan Pandey (1907 - 1991) was a Hindi poet famous for his epic poem Haldighati, which is based on the Battle of Haldighati between Akbar and Maharana Pratap.
Dr. Krishna N. Sharma is a prolific writer and researcher, working as the Vice Chancellor at Victoria University, Kampala, Uganda.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_district
