Saqi Farooqi
Saqi Farooqi | |
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ساقی فاروقی | |
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| Born | 21 December 1936 |
| Died | 19 January 2018 (aged 81) |
| Known for | Poetry |
Saqi Farooqi (Urdu: ساقی فاروقی) was an Urdu poet born on 21 December 1936 in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2][3] His family migrated from India to East Pakistan and then to Karachi, Pakistan. He went from Pakistan to London and made an influence in English poetry.[4] His famous works include Behram ki wapsi and Razoon se bhara basta.[5][6]
Died[]
Farooqi died on 19 January 2018 at the age of 81 in London.[7]
References[]
- ^ Parekh, Rauf (25 December 2016). "Poetically inclined". Dawn. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Voices of the Dispossessed". 13 January 2018.
- ^ https://dsal.uchicago.edu/books/annualofurdustudies/text.html?objectid=PK2151.A6152_3_033.gif
- ^ Ṣiddīqī, Naẓīr (19 January 1998). "Columns on Books in English and Urdu". N. Siddiqi – via Google Books.
- ^ Farooqi, Saqi (19 January 1985). "Behram Ki wapsi". Qausain – via Google Books.
- ^ Farooqi, Saqi (19 January 1981). "Razoon say bhara basta". Sweeza Art – via Google Books.
- ^ News, Abb Takk. "Renowned Poet Saqi Farooqi Passes Away In London - Abb Takk News". abbtakk.tv.
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