Kanwal Feroze is a Pakistani scholar, poet, writer and journalist. He was born in 1938 in
Ferozpur
Firozpur, also known as Ferozepur, is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India. After the partition of India in 1947, it became a border town on the India–Pakistan border with memorials to soldiers who d ...
, India, and migrated to Sargodha, Pakistan. He moved 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. ...
in 1958 and has since been playing an important role in the literary activities of the city.
He is the Chief Editor of the monthly
Pakistan Academy of Letters
The Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) ( ur, ) is a national academy with its main focus on Pakistani literature and related fields. It is the largest and the most prestigious learned society of its kind in Pakistan, with activities throughout th ...
.
In 2009, he was awarded the
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the P ...
(President's Medal of Excellence) in Literature by the Government of Pakistan. Feroz belonged to the
Christian
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community.
His poetry has been published in four volumes:
*''Shahar-e- Saleeb-o-Gul'' – 1967
*''Shaakh-e-Shab-e-Wisaal'' - 1992
*''Shaam-e-Firat-e-Dil'' - 2002
*''Shafaq-e-Subh-e-Ghazal'' - 2009