Harris Khalique Explained

Harris Khalique
Birth Date:20 October 1966
Birth Place:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Citizenship:Pakistani
Known For:Poetry, Writing, Activism

Harris Khalique (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|حارث خلیق; born 20 October 1966) is a Pakistani poet in Urdu, English and Punjabi[1] and a civil society activist. Khalique has authored ten collections of poetry and two books of non-fiction.

In March 2018, he received the Presidential Pride of Performance Award from the state of Pakistan as an acknowledgement of his contributions to poetry.[2] In 2013, he was awarded the UBL Literary Excellence Award in the category of Urdu poetry for his collection Melay Mein.[3] He is also a University of Iowa Honorary Fellow in Writing.[4] During the 1980s and 1990s, some of his poems faced censorship in Pakistan. Anthologised and published internationally, he is translated into several languages and his poetry is composed to music and dance.[5] [6] [7]

Personal life

He was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan to filmmaker and writer Khalique Ibrahim Khalique.[8] He lived and worked in Europe before moving to Islamabad, Pakistan. Khalique's paternal ancestors were Kashmiris who had converted to Islam and settled in Lucknow, Awadh. His maternal ancestors were from Amritsar, Punjab.[9]

Career

Harris Khalique has managed and advised organisations, development projects and human rights campaigns in Pakistan, South Asia and Europe. He has worked with the Aga Khan Foundation, Amnesty International and United Nations agencies.[10] Since March 2019, he is the Secretary-General of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.[11] He has published papers and spoken at national and international conferences on history, culture, politics and issues surrounding human rights and international development.[12] He has written for Dawn,[13] The News International,[14] The New York Times,[15] The Hindu,[16] The Friday Times[17] and Deutsche Welles (English).[18]

Literary accomplishments

He gave the keynote speeches at the 12th International Urdu Conference in December 2019,[19] at the 11th Karachi Literature Festival in March 2020,[20] [21] at the 8th Faisalabad Literary Festival in November 2021 [22] and at the 7th Ayaz Melo in December 2021.[23]

Critical appreciation

Leading academic scholar, language historian and author Dr. Tariq Rahman writes, “…Harris Khalique is a major Pakistani poet in English. He uses condensed imagery and laconic, simple and highly evocative words to convey his meaning.” [24] Literary critic, linguist and scholar Fateh Mohammad Malik says, “Harris Khalique stands out amongst his generation of poets. He is the true progressive voice of our times who inspires us to stand for the poor and weak, not by sloganeering in verse but by using aesthetically powerful and contemporary poetic idiom".[25] Poet and essayist Omar Perez[26] (Son of Ernesto Che Guevara) writes, “Harris Khalique explores with self contained mastery, the contrasts between official and untold history."[27] Distinguished scholar-in-residence, St Michael’s College, Vermont, Kristin Dykstra [28] writes, “ His [Khalique's] meditations refract violence, each abstracting human need from a detailed portrait of sorrow.” [29] Speaking of his Urdu poems, poet Zehra Nigah said, “Khalique’s poetry has image-making, wonderment, history and characterisation. It is difficult to include all these elements in a nazm (poem).” [30] Author, critic and professor of Urdu literature, Dr Nasir Abbas Nayyar writes, “Khalique’s poems afford a central place to those things, people and occurrences whose existence is either erased, or pushed to the margins, or put in constant danger by the forces of the bazaar.” [31]

Poetry collections

Essay collection

Co-edited volume of essays

Creative non-fiction

Monographs

Anthologies where work appeared

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harris Khalique | Karachi Literature Festival . 2023-02-16 . 2023-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216191354/https://www.karachiliteraturefestival.com/speakers/harris-khalique/ . live .
  2. News: President Mamnoon confers civil, military awards on Pakistan Day (complete list). Daily Pakistan Global. 2018-03-26. en-US. 2018-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180326143943/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/president-mamnoon-confers-civil-military-awards-complete-list/. live.
  3. Web site: Harris Khalique. 7 September 2021. 14 July 2020. 17 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717004108/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/harris-khalique. live.
  4. Web site: KHALIQUE, Harris | the International Writing Program. 2020-07-17. 2020-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706150444/https://iwp.uiowa.edu/writers/harris-khalique. live.
  5. Web site: No Fortunes to Tell – Folio Books . 2023-02-16 . 2023-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216194217/https://foliobooks.pk/product/no-fortunes-to-tell/ . live .
  6. Web site: 'Gulsher' pays homage to APS victims . 12 December 2015 . 16 February 2023 . 8 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808153415/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1008888/gulsher-pays-homage-to-aps-victims . live .
  7. Web site: Lauded pianist and composer Vijay Iyer headlines City of Asylum's Jazz Poetry Concert . 2023-02-16 . 2023-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216194215/https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/lauded-pianist-and-composer-vijay-iyer-headlines-city-of-asylums-jazz-poetry-concert/Content?oid=1852748 . live .
  8. Web site: Mahmood . Dr Naazir . 2019-04-28 . POETRY: CHALLENGING THE NARRATIVE IN VERSE . 2023-10-31 . DAWN.COM . en . 2023-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031071743/https://www.dawn.com/news/1478873 . live .
  9. Web site: Harris Khalique. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701205609/http://www.iwpcollections.org/harris-khalique. 2018-07-01.
  10. Web site: Harris Khalique appointed HRCP secretary general. 2020-07-17. 2020-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717110521/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/444626-harris-khalique-appointed-hrcp-secretary-general. live.
  11. Web site: Harris Khalique appointed HRCP secretary general. 2020-07-17. 2020-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717110521/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/444626-harris-khalique-appointed-hrcp-secretary-general. live.
  12. Web site: Harris Khalique. 7 September 2021. 14 July 2020. 17 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717004108/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/harris-khalique. live.
  13. Web site: Home - DAWN.COM. 2020-07-17. 2020-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717112350/https://www.dawn.com/. live.
  14. Web site: The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News. 2020-07-17. 2007-09-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930023721/http://www.thenews.com.pk/update_detail.asp?id=11144. live.
  15. Web site: The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos. 2020-07-17. 2014-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20140108144641/http://www.nytimes.com/. live.
  16. Web site: The Hindu: Breaking News, India News, Sports News and Live Updates. 2020-06-01. 2020-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601115119/https://www.thehindu.com/. live.
  17. Web site: Home - The Friday Times - Naya Daur. 2020-07-17. 2020-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200728052837/https://www.thefridaytimes.com/. live.
  18. Web site: News and current affairs from Germany and around the world | DW. Deutsche Welle. 2020-07-17. 2014-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20141210152813/http://www.dw.de/. live.
  19. Web site: 'Poetry & stories cannot be penned when one is gasping for breath' . 6 December 2019 . 16 February 2023 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216200114/https://www.dawn.com/news/1520628 . live .
  20. Web site: Karachi literature festival: 'Literature teaches us to celebrate differences among ourselves'. 2020-07-17. 2020-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717120219/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/622354-karachi-literature-festival-literature-teaches-us-to-celebrate-differences-among-ourselves. live.
  21. Web site: 'Relationship between art and power has always remained tricky'. 2 March 2020. 17 July 2020. 17 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717112542/https://www.dawn.com/news/1537673. live.
  22. Web site: Faisalabad Literary Festival . 2023-02-16 . 2023-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216200116/http://www.faisalabadliteraryfestival.org/speakers.php . live .
  23. Web site: On the Ayaz Melo . 2023-02-16 . 2023-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216211518/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/921738-on-the-ayaz-melo . live .
  24. https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/567622-sorrows-hopes "Of sorrows and hopes | Literati | thenews.com.pk"
  25. Web site: Stand out Harris: Khalique praised for his award winning book . 17 January 2014 . 16 February 2023 . 8 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160408072337/http://tribune.com.pk/story/660100/stand-out-harris-khalique-praised-for-his-award-winning-book/ . live .
  26. Web site: Omar Pérez . 12 March 2023 . 16 February 2023 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216193001/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/omar-perez . live .
  27. Web site: No Fortunes to Tell - 9789697834044 . 2023-02-16 . 2023-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216193002/https://www.libertybooks.com/no-fortunes-to-tell-9789697834044 . live .
  28. Web site: Kristin Dykstra . 2023-02-16 . 2023-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216193004/https://www.smcvt.edu/about-smc/directories/employee-directory/kristin-dykstra/ . live .
  29. Web site: No Fortunes to Tell - 9789697834044 . 2023-02-16 . 2023-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216193002/https://www.libertybooks.com/no-fortunes-to-tell-9789697834044 . live .
  30. Web site: Harris Khalique's poetry collection launched . 15 December 2021 . 16 February 2023 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216182521/https://www.dawn.com/news/1663865 . live .
  31. Web site: Poetry: Undercutting the Monarchs . 16 January 2022 . 16 February 2023 . 19 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230219231511/https://www.dawn.com/news/1669693 . live .
  32. Web site: The Burden of Belonging. International Writing Program. 1 June 2020. Harris. Khalique. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701205609/http://www.iwpcollections.org/harris-khalique. 1 July 2018. live.

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