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Saleem Kausar

Saleem Kausar (Urdu: سلیم کوثر), born Muhammad Saleem (Urdu: محمد سلیم) is a Pakistani Urdu poet. He has published several poetry books. He has also written various *le songs for different TV play serials. He has attended several poetry gatherings in various countries.

Contents

  • 1 Personal life
  • 2 Literary career
  • 3 Awards
  • 4 Bibliography
  • 5 See also
  • 6 References
  • 7 External links

Personal life

Kausar was born on 24 October 1947 in Panipat, India. After par*ion, his family migrated to Pakistan and settled in Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan. He received his primary and secondary education there. Later he moved to Kabeerwala with his family. In 1972, he shifted to Karachi, Sindh, where he has worked in various newspapers before joining Pakistan Television (PTV). He was retired several years ago. He also received Pride of Performance Award on his outstanding contribution to Urdu Poetry.

Literary career

Kausar began his literary career from Kabeerwala, where he met with well-known and national poets and learnt and practiced Urdu poetry. He also attended poetry gatherings. After moving to Karachi, he joined Urdu newspapers and wrote Qat'aas (quatrains), a form of Urdu poetry on a daily basis. He has written five collections of Urdu poetry. He became famous after his ghazal "Main khiyal hoon kisi aur ka" sung by various singers, was breakthrough in 1980. He has visited several countries to participate the poetry gatherings, including Doha, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Denmark, Middle East and India.

A writer says;

"He may not be rich in the literal sense of the word, but he is generous enough to share the fruit of his craft to make people happy:

Piyar karnay kay liyay, geet sunanay kay liyay
Ik khazana hai maray p* lutanay kay liyay

(To love and to sing songs, I have a treasure to lavish upon others.)"

Awards

Got Pride of Performance Award in 2015، received from Governor Sind Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan on 23 March 2015.

Bibliography

  • Muhabbat aik shajar ha 1994 محبت اِک شجر ہے
  • Khali haathon mein arz-o-sama 1980خالی ہاتھوں میں ارض و سماء
  • Yeh chiragh hai tau jala rahai 1987یہ چراغ ہے تو جلا رہے
  • Zara mausam badalnay dau 1991ذرا موسم بدلنے دو
  • Duniya meri aarzoo se kam hey 2007 دنیا مری آرزو سے کم ہے'

جنہیں راستے میں خبر ہوئی'

See also

  • List of Pakistani poets
  • List of Urdu language poets

References

    External links

    • AMU Alumni Celebrate Sir Syed Day in New York
    • Saleem kausar Ghazals
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