Shahida Hassan
Shahida Hassan | |
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![]() Shahida Hassan at her home. | |
Native name | شاهدا حسن |
Born | Syeda Shahida Hassan 24 November 1953 Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Urdu |
Alma mater | University of Karachi |
Shahida Hassan (Urdu: شاهدا حسن) (born 24 November 1953 in Chittagong, Bangladesh)[1] is a contemporary Urdu poet.[2] Based in Pakistan, she is known for her poems and ghazals. Hassan has written a lot of Urdu poetry, which has been published in two authorized collections, Yahan Kuch Phool Rakhey hain and Ek Taara hai sarhaaney mere.[3] She received her Master's in English from the University of Karachi.[1]
Ghazals written[]
Hassan is known for her contributions to Urdu poetry, especially in Pakistan.[4]
She has been invited to a number of Urdu poetry sessions and events related to literature in Pakistan and various other countries. Her ghazals and poems, all with a contemporary touch, are especially admired among Urdu literature intellectuals and given praise during their many events, where she is frequently invited to narrate her written creations.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Shahida Hasan - Profile & Biography". Rekhta. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ Arif, Iftikhar (2010). Modern Poetry of Pakistan. Dalkey Archive Press. p. xvii. ISBN 978-1-56478-669-2.
- ^ "Shahida Hasan | Urdu Poetry of Shahida Hasan | Poems and ghazals of Shahida Hasan | Shahida Hasan Shairy". www.urdumaza.com.pk. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Urdu Ghazal/poem "Thehra hai Qareeb" by Shahida Hasan". www.urdumaza.com.pk. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "A global poetry feast for fans". Gulf Daily News. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- Living people
- Urdu-language poets from Pakistan
- 20th-century Pakistani poets
- Pakistani women poets
- 21st-century Pakistani poets
- 1953 births
- 20th-century Pakistani women writers
- 21st-century Pakistani women writers