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  • Renowned poet Amjad Islam Amjad passes away at 78

    Renowned poet Amjad Islam Amjad passes away at 78

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    Renowned poet, dramatist, and columnist Amjad Islam Amjad passed away on Friday from a heart attack in Lahore. He was 78.

    Amjad Islam Amjad suffered a cardiac arrest on Friday morning and was rushed to a hospital where he breathed his last, his family confirmed to the media.

    Amjad Islam Amjad was born on August 4, 1944, in Lahore, he completed his Master in Arts–Urdu from Punjab University in 1967. He was also the editor of Punjab University’s magazine ‘Mohoor’. 

    After completing his education, he was associated with MAO College Lahore for many years, where he served as a teacher in the Urdu department. 

    In August 1975, Amjad Islam Amjad was appointed as the Deputy Director of the Punjab Art Council. After some time, he came back to MAO College as a teacher. During his long government service, he was also the Director of Children Complex Lahore for some time.

    Amjad Islam Amjad earned a lot of fame in drama writing, with several under his byline which can hardly ever be erased from the minds of his audience. His most popular dramas include Waris, Din, Dehleez, Shashar among others.

    He also translated the poetries of the African poets in Urdu called Kale Logon ki Roshan Nazmein.

    The lines of one of his poem go like this:

    Woh Joh Gheet Tum Ne Suna Nahi
    Meri Umar Bhar Ka Riaz Tha
    Mere Dard Ki Thi Dastan
    Jisay Tum Hansi Mein Ura Gaye

    He was honoured with many awards for his literary work and screenplays for TV including Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance, Nigar Award. He received the Nigar Award for Best Film Writer twice.

    Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also expressed his grief over the death of Amjad Islam Amjad. 

    He wrote on Twitter that a great era of Urdu literature ended with the death of the renowned poet and intellectual Amjad Islam Amjad.

    Social media users in Pakistan are expressing grief over the death of Amjad Islam Amjad. His admirers, including Pakistani President Arif Alvi, are sharing his poetry and calling his death a great loss to Urdu literature.

    Pakistani actors and celebrities are among those who mourned his death.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Hyderabad: Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan to perform at Music Fest

    Hyderabad: Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan to perform at Music Fest

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    Delhi: Renowned flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and Sarod stalwart Ustad Amjad Ali Khan are among the eight international artists performing at the upcoming ‘Kanha Music Festival’, starting Wednesday.

    The week-long festival of classical music, scheduled to be held at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad, would be attended by over one lakh participants from across the world — with millions expected to join online.

    It will also mark the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Adi Guru of Shri Ram Chandra Mission, Lalaji Maharaj.

    “Our idea of bringing music maestros to the celebrations is to invoke the divine within through music. I am very happy that the government of Telangana and other partner organizations have come forward with their support in this regard and help make the event a grand success. We must create inner peace in order to bring about world peace,” spiritual leader Kamlesh Patel, president of Shri Ram Chandra Mission said in a statement.

    Other artists performing in the event, include Santoor exponent Rahul Sharma, classical musician Ustad Rashid Khan, Carnatic vocalist Sudha Raghunathan, flautist Shashank Subramanyam, vocalists Kaushiki Chakraborty and Sanjeev Abhyankar.

    Besides, the festival will also showcase an exhibit of the ‘Inner Peace Museum’, bringing together professional artists from India and Germany, art students from The Dresden Academy of Fine Arts in collaboration with the City of Dresden and the Heartfulness Institute.

    The various bodies of work — paintings, sculptures, installations and artworks — in the exhibit depict glimpses of Lalaji’s life and teachings, aiming to inspire inner peace.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )