Saqi Farooqi
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ساقی فاروقی | |
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| Born | 21 December 1936 |
| Died | 19 January 2018 (aged 81) |
| Known for | Poetry |
Qazi Muhammad Shamshad Nabi Farooqi, better known by his pen-name Saqi Farooqi (Urdu: ساقی فاروقی), was a British-Pakistani poet who wrote in both Urdu and English.
Best known for his modernist Urdu poetry, mostly ghazal's and nazm's, he has authored critical essays as well.[1]
His famous Urdu works include Behram Ki Wapsi and Razoon Se Bhara Basta.[2][3] He also wrote in English, including Nailing Dark Storm, a collection of English poems.[1]
Early life
[edit]Saqi born on 21 December 1936 in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, India.[4][5][6] His family migrated from India to East Pakistan and then to Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his intermediate in science from the Urdu College and later graduated from the Karachi University.[1]
He went from Pakistan to London and made an influence in English poetry.[7]
Died
[edit]Farooqi died on 19 January 2018 at the age of 81 in London.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Nayyar, Nasir Abbas (28 January 2018). "A modern poet". The News International.
- ^ Farooqi, Saqi (19 January 1985). "Behram Ki wapsi". Qausain – via Google Books.
- ^ Farooqi, Saqi (19 January 1981). "Razoon say bhara basta". Sweeza Art – via Google Books.
- ^ Parekh, Rauf (25 December 2016). "Poetically inclined". Dawn.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Voices of the Dispossessed". Indianexpress.com. 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Annual of Urdu Studies, No. 3, 1983. Page 27. -- Annual of Urdu Studies -- Digital South Asia Library". Dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Ṣiddīqī, Naẓīr (19 January 1998). "Columns on Books in English and Urdu". N. Siddiqi – via Google Books.
- ^ "Renowned Poet Saqi Farooqi Passes Away In London". Abbtakk.tv.
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