Ashfaq Hussain Explained

Ashfaq Hussain
Birth Date:	1951 1, df=y
Birth Place:	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupation:	Urdu poet
Alma Mater:	University of Karachi
Awards:	Presidential Pride of Performance

Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi, PP, (born 1 January 1951) is an Urdu Pakistani poet^[1] and an author of more than 10 books of poetry and literary criticism. He is considered at least by one commentator to be an expert on the life and works of Urdu poets Faiz Ahmed Faiz,^[2] Ahmad Faraz and also on Progressive Writers Movement.

Works

Authored

• Faiz Ek Jaiza (1977)
• Aitabar (1979)
• That Day Will Dawn (1985)
• Neendar Nal Rishta (1986)
• Hum Ajnabi Hain (1992)
• Faiz Habib e Amberdast (1992)
• Faiz ke Maghrabi Hawaley (1993)
• Faiz shakhsiat aur fun (2006)
• Ahmad Faraz: yadoon ka ek sunehra waraq (2008)
• Aashian Gum Karda (2009)
• Mein Gaya Waqt Nahin Hoon(2010)(Published in India)
• Sheeshoan Ka Masiha (2011)
• Deewar-e-Dabastan Par (2012)

His Urdu poetry has been translated in English and Punjabi.^[3]

External links

• • Urdu Conference Begins Today, Pakistan Press Foundation, 26 November 2008
• The Daily News Karachi, 27 March 2010
• Hussain hopeful for Urdu literature, The Daily News Karachi, 17 August 2010
• Glowing tributes paid to acclaimed poet, The News International, 9 April 2011
• Faiz Ahmed Faiz aur Ashfaq Hussain, BBC News Urdu, 12 January 2012

Notes and References

1. Book: Vassanji, M. G.. A Meeting of streams: South Asian Canadian literature. 1985. TSAR Publications. 978-0-920661-00-0. 101.
2. Web site: Khan . Aaqib . Centennial celebration: To an enduring symbol of resistance – The Express Tribune . Tribune.com.pk . 11 February 2011 . 5 June 2013.
3. Web site: KARACHI: Tribute paid to Ashfaq Hussain -DAWN – Local; December 18, 2003 . Archives.dawn.com . 18 December 2003 . 5 June 2013.