Ashu Lal Faqeer Explained
Ashu Lal Faqeer Urdu: {{nq|ڈاکٹر اشو لال فقیر[1] |
Birth Place: | Layyah District, Pakistan |
Birth Date: | 1959 4, df=yes |
Ashu Lal Faqeer (Urdu: {{nq|ڈاکٹر اشو لال فقیر, birth name Muhammad Ashraf; born 13 April 1959), is a Saraiki-language poet from Karor Lal Esan, Pakistan.[2] Ashu Lal Faqeer is a qualified medical doctor who ccompleted his MBBS from Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur.[3] [4]
Books
He has published books of poetry:
- Chairroo Hath Nah Murli (The Shepherd without a Flute) چارو ہتھ نہ مرلی
- Gautam Naal Jhairra (Arguments with Gautam) 1995
- Kaan Wassu Da Pakhi Aey (Crow is Bird of Human Abode) 1997
- Sindh Sagar Naal Hameshaan (Always with River Sindh) 2002
- Jaal Maloti (A Meeting Place)
and two collections of short stories, Abnormal and Bairri (Boat).
Awards
He was awarded Kamal-e-Fun, the top literary award from the Pakistan Academy of Letters but he refused to accept it.[5]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 'The state is anti-people and anti-art': Seraiki poet Ashu Lal on why he refused Pakistan's highest literary award - Comment. Images. 2 April 2022 . 2022-04-04.
- https://theprint.in/go-to-pakistan/award-from-anti-art-state-no-thanks-poet-ashu-lal-refuses-pakistans-top-literary-prize/899433/
- Book: Jannat: Fiction: The paradise of Indus River: Malik, Nasir: 9798486665127: Amazon.com: Books. amazon.com. 29 September 2021 . Independently published . 9798486665127 . 2022-04-04.
- Web site: Lamenting the wounds of Partition - Newspaper. DAWN.COM. 15 August 2016 . 2022-04-04.
- Web site: Award from 'anti-art' state? No, thanks. Poet Ashu Lal refuses Pakistan's top literary prize . 2 April 2022 .