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Night of Nishapur.A poetess seated in a pavilion holding a book in her hand, by Abdul Rahman Chughtai, early 20th century, Lahore museum. Chughtai's early watercolours take off from the revivalism of the Bengal School of Art [6] – his Jahanara and the Taj, for instance, shows the influence of Abanindranath's The Last Moments of Shah Jahan. [7]
Pakistan’s tradition of poetry includes Urdu poetry, English poetry, Sindhi poetry, Pashto poetry, Punjabi poetry, Saraiki poetry, Baluchi poetry, and Kashmiri poetry. Sufi poetry has a strong tradition in Pakistan and the poetry of popular Sufi poets is often recited and sung.
This is a list of noted Pakistani poets, poets born or raised in Pakistan, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the languages of Pakistan This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Rahman Baba was an ascetic but various unfounded theories have been made about who Rahman's guide may have been, and to which Sufi order he was attached. Sabir suggests that Rahman had a Naqshbandi tariqa initiation in Kohat , as well as training from the sons of Pir Baba [ citation needed ] : while Schimmel and Saad Ahmed Baksh assign Rahman ...
There is a growing English press and media in Pakistan. Several English-language newspapers of national and international repute have taken root in the country, with the most prominent being Dawn, established in the 1940s and Daily Times (Pakistan),The Nation, The News International, The Friday Times, The Express Tribune, The Regional Times of Sindh and Pakistan Observer.
Abdur Rehman Rahi (Kashmiri: رَحمان راہی; 6 May 1925 – 9 January 2023) was an Kashmiri poet, translator and critic. He was awarded the Indian Sahitya Akademi Award in 1961 for his poetry collection Nawroz-i-Saba, the Padma Shri in 2000, [1] and India's highest literary award, the Jnanpith Award (for the year 2004) in 2007.
Shaikh Ayaz (Sindh, Pakistan) U Shwe Yoe (a Burmese Muslim named U Ba Ga Lay. He was also a cartoonist, actor, comedian and dancer.) Sikdar Aminul Haq (Bangladeshi) Soheib Bencheikh; Stephen Schwartz; Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan (British spoken word poet, writer, and speaker) Sultan Bahoo (Sufi writer and poet from Punjab, Pakistan) Sufi Barkat Ali ...
Bulleh Shah practised the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry established by poets like Shah Hussain (1538–1599), Sultan Bahu (1629–1691), and Shah Sharaf (1640–1724). [16] The verse form Bulleh Shah primarily employed is the Kafi, popular in Punjabi and Sindhi poetry. [2] His poetry is a mixture of traditional mystic thought and ...