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Poet Parveen Shakir, who is scattered like perfume

Story of Parveen Shakir

By Ertugrul Ghazi UrduPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Today is the 69th birthday of Parveen Shakir, a poet with a unique accent who expresses the fragrance of love in his poems. Parveen Shakir was born on december 26, 1952 in a noble family in Karachi. Her father Syed Saqib Hussain was also a poet. He graduated in English Literature and Linguistics and later obtained MA degree in the same subjects from Karachi University.

Parveen Shakir also got the honor of obtaining MBA degree from Howard University, USA. He remained in the teaching profession for a year as a teacher and later took up a government job, Served as Secretary in the Customs Department in 1986. However, a dissertation for a PhD from a US university could not be submitted due to non-compliance. As a poet with a unique Urdu accent, she gained the fame that very few people get in a very short period of time. Thanks to his God-given talents, she performed feats in a short span of life, thanks to which he was awarded the Pride of Performance and Adam GK Awards as well as the title and title of "Poet of Fragrance".

She also appeared as the best host in VK programs. Even before the publication of her first book, she had won the hearts of thousands of fans through literary journals. Mili, and the fragrance of Parveen Shakir's art got popularity. The popularity of the perfume was such that a second edition had to be published six months after its first publication. And the book began to take the form of gifts.

This book breathed new life into Parveen Shakir's literary career. Parveen Shakir, translating the sentiments of a young age and a new generation by tying words and emotions in a unique relationship, turned feminine ego, desire and denial into poetry in simple words, Delivered to heights. Let's take a look at Parveen Shakir's personal life.

She married Dr. Naseer Ali of Karachi from whom a son Murad Ali was born. Later she divorced Dr. Naseer and said goodbye to her married life. While there is a precious feeling of love, woman and values ​​in the themes of Parveen Shakir's poetry, a state of sadness and grief also emerged in his poetry.

I will tell the truth but I will still lose

He will lie and do the wrong thing.

Parveen Shakir is one of the few women who convinced herself. She portrayed the Eastern feelings of a woman, the hardships, sorrows and boredoms that no poet before her has so eloquently described as feminine feelings. They are beautifully written. While in hes poetry there is denial and rebellion against tradition. Parveen Shakir's entire poetry is an expression of his own feelings and feelings of pain of the universe, the seven colors of the rainbow are seen in his poetry. For this reason, she has a prominent place in the poetry of modern times. She wrote poetry as well as columns.

One day Shakir, on hes way to his office in Islamabad on Monday, December 26, 1994, died at the age of 42 in a traffic accident. You said in your poetry that

Even if I die, where will people forget?

Words will testify that I am dead

However, it is a fact that the words of his poems and ghazals are still alive in the tongues and hearts of the young generation and lovers of poetry. She liked the way she spoke. Parveen Shakir's poems are of the same quality which are immersed in deep creative impression and are enough to prove his greatness. She was one of the best poet of our country.

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