In 1981, when I was a lawyer in Allahabad High Court, the poet Faiz saheb came to Allahabad, my home town. A function was organized in his honour in the Allahabad University lawns. The university lawns are massive, and so was the crowd that evening. There were many poets on the dias that day: Firaq […]
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Faiz Ahmed Faiz remembered on 107th birth anniversary across the nation
Legendary Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz often dubbed as the voice of revolution, is being remembered nationwide on his 107th death anniversary today. Faiz Ahmed Faiz was born on February 13, 1911, in Sialkot, and after having completed his education, he worked as a teacher, journalist, and a politician. Faiz joined Pakistan Times in 1947, […]