Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. He has written many poetry books and works of criticism.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, where he spent his childhood. When he was six, his father died. As a result, he could not study further and worked hard for his living. He migrated with his family to
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
, Pakistan, in 1950. He gained work in the press. He recommenced his studies and began writing poetry, attending literary gatherings and reading his poetry. His first literary gathering was in the Shahi Qila, chaired by poet
Ehsan Danish
Ehsan Danish (, 2 February 1914 – 22 March 1982), born Ehsan-ul-Haq ), was an Urdu poet, prose writer, linguist, lexicographer and scholar from Pakistan. Ehsan Danish had penned down over 100 scholastic books on poetry, prose, linguistics, lex ...
.
Qureshi was helped to write poetry by Shakir Dehlavi, who belonged to Dagh Dehlavi school of thought. Qureshi moved to
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
in 1962, he worked in different magazines and newspapers. He qualified for master's degree from
University of Karachi
The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whic ...
. Later he became a teacher in a college. He also made a feature film, "Pathar Kay Sanam", but it failed to gain a public response and experienced a financial loss.
Literary career
Qureshi has written many books. His first work of literary criticism was published in 1982, and he also published poetry and prose books. He is a poet at the literary gatherings.
As a poet and writer he has visited 35 cities across the United States, and he has also visited
Bahrain
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,
Qatar
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,
Dubai
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,
Sharjah
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Sharjah is the capital o ...
and
Abu Dhabi
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several times.
Bibliography
* ''Takhleeqi Awaz'' تخلیقی آواز
* ''Ankh aur Charagh'' آنکھ اور چراغ
* ''Shairee aur Tehzeeb'' شاعری اور تہذیب
* ''Doosray Kinaray Tuk'' دوسرے کنارے تک
* ''Meri TehreeraiN'' میری تحریریں
* ''Mein nay Yeh Jana'' میں نے یہ جانا
* ''Pehchan'' پہچان
* ''Neend ka Reshum'' نیند کا ریشم
* ''Sheeshay ka Darakht'' شیشے کا درخت
* ''Ashoab e JaN'' آشوب جاں
* ''Ujlee AwazaiN'' اجلی آوازیں
* ''Shakasta Uks'' شکستہ عکس
* ''Shanasaii'' شناسائی
* ''Jhernay'' جھرنے
* ''AqeedataiN'' عقیدتیں
* ''Mujhay Yad Hai''مجھے یاد ہے
* ''Naat kay Jadeed Rung'' نعت کے جدید رنگ
* ''Meri Shairee Meri Musavari'' میری شاعری، میری مصوری
Death
He died on 21 June 2021 in Karachi and buried in Azizabad graveyard.
See also
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List of Pakistani poets
This is a list of noted Pakistani poets, poets born or raised in Pakistan, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the languages of Pakistan.
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* Baqi Siddiqui
* Bushra Farrukh
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* Daud Kamal
* Dilawar Figar
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* Ehsan ...
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List of Urdu language poets
The following is a List of Urdu-language poets.
13th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
* Mirza Muhammad Rafi, ''Sauda'' (1713–1780)
* Siraj Aurangabadi, ''Siraj'' (1715–1763)
*Mohammad Meer Soz Dehlvi, '' ...
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List of Pakistani writers
This is a List of Pakistani writers, writers of fiction and nonfiction who are native to, or born in Pakistan, writing in any language.
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* Badam Natawan
*Bano Qudsia
*Bapsi Sidhwa
* Begum Akhtar Riazuddin
*Bina Shah
* Bushra Ra ...