Sahar Ansari Explained

Sahar Ansari
Birth Date:	27 December 1939
Birth Place:	Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Occupation:	Urdu poet, linguist, Professor and Chairman of Urdu department at the University of Karachi
Language:	Urdu
Nationality:	Pakistani
Awards:	Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2006)

Sahar Ansari, TI (Urdu: سحر انصاری) (Born: 27 Dec 1939, Aurangabad, Maharashtra)^[1] is an Urdu poet and linguist from Karachi, Pakistan.^{[2] [3]} He remained associated with the University of Karachi as Professor and Chairman of Urdu department.^[4]

Sahar has been awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan in 2006.^[5]

Controversy

Ansari was found guilty of sexually harassing a fellow female Karachi University Professor in 2018. The alleged harassment incident occurred two years ago and was under investigation by two committees since then.^[6]

External links

• Sahar Ansari at Archive.org
• Sahar Ansari at Mushaira.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sahar Ansari - Profile & Biography. 2021-06-25. Rekhta.
2. Web site: Say no to harassment. 2018-10-02. The Nation. en. 2020-01-19.
3. Web site: 'Never marry a poet': A Pakistani feminist on the dangers of the hypocritical intellectual male. Alvi. Asad. Scroll.in. 4 January 2018 . en-US. 2020-01-19.
4. Book: The concept. 2004. Raja Afsar Khan. 31.
5. News: 127 awards conferred on Pakistan Day . 24 March 2006 . Dawn (newspaper) . 20 November 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927231024/http://www.dawn.com/2006/03/24/nat11.htm . 27 September 2007 .
6. News: Dr Sahar Ansari found guilty of sexually harassing fellow KU professor. The News. Pakistan. Arshad. Yousafzai. 29 January 2018. en. 2023-03-28.