Yasmeen Hameed Explained

Yasmeen Hameed
Birth Place:Pakistan
Occupation:Pakistani Urdu poet, translator, educator, Founding Director of Gurmani Centre for South Asian Languages and Literature in the Social Sciences Department at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) from 2007 to August 2016
Language:Urdu
Nationality:Pakistani
Notableworks:Pas-e-Aina (1988), Hisar-e-be-Dar-o-Deevar (1991), Aadha Din aur Aadhi Raat (1996), Fana bhi eik Saraab (2001), Doosri Zindagi (Collected poems, 1988–2001) (2007), Janoobi Asia Ki Muntakhib Nazmain (2022)
Awards:Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) for Literature awarded by the Government of Pakistan in 2008, Fatima Jinnah Medal for Literature awarded by the Government of Punjab, Pakistan on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2006

Yasmeen Hameed (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|یاسمین حمید) is a Pakistani Urdu poet, translator and an educator.[1] [2]

Career

Yasmeen Hameed has more than thirty years of experience in the fields of education, literature and art. She was the Founding Director of Gurmani Centre for South Asian Languages and Literature in the Social Sciences Department at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) where she worked from 2007 to August 2016.

She has interviewed a number of renowned Pakistani literary personalities on Pakistani television and has participated widely in poetry symposia at national and international levels.[3] [4]

She has written scripts in English for cultural/fashion shows sponsored by the Government of Pakistan, performed in London in 1995 and Washington in 1996 and in the World cup cricket Cultural Festival in Pakistan in 1996. She has also contributed a monthly column to the "Books & Authors" supplement of The Daily Dawn newspaper.

Education

M. Sc. :Nutrition
Punjab University – Lahore (1972)
B. Sc.: Home Economics- Home Economics College
Punjab University – Lahore (1970)

Original works

Yasmeen Hameed has published five books of poetry in Urdu:

TitleYear PublishedPages
Pas-e-Aina1988160
Hisar-e-be-Dar-o-Deevar1991160
Aadha Din aur Aadhi Raat1996237
Fana bhi eik Saraab2001216
Doosri Zindagi (Collected poems, 1988–2001)2007700

Awards for poetry and literature

Works to be published

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INTERVIEW: Yasmeen Hameed (Books And Authors). 18 August 2012. Dawn (newspaper). 12 August 2019.
  2. News: Yasmeen Hameed profile. Rekhta.com website. 12 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Amel Ghani. 21 November 2015. Faiz festival: Master critic eulogises immortal poet. 12 August 2019. The Express Tribune (newspaper).
  4. https://dailytimes.com.pk/360907/10th-karachi-literature-festival-concludes-on-a-high-note/ 10th Karachi Literature Festival concludes on a high note