Najm Hosain Syed’s Kaafian
Mahmood Awan reviews Najm Hosain Syed’s’ Kaafian retitled ‘Aao Raat Jagaa’o’; Translated into English by Naveed Alam and Dr Asma Qadri) in today’s The News on Sunday.
Sejal: Mahmood Awan’s Songs of Exile
In his latest collection of poems Mahmood Awan captures the zeitgeist of present day Punjab
Punjabi Resistance: A response to Mahmood Khan Achakzai
The story of Punjabi resistance, narrated through five legends, in response to Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai’s diatribe
Baba Nanak: The spiritual poet
Baba Nanak consistently displayed a forceful rejection of unjust authority and a love for the downtrodden through his many renderings
Sejal Book Event Reports-Urdu
Mahmood Awan’s third book of poetry ‘Sejal’ was launched in Lahore where all prominent writers and activists of the Punjab joined.
Khalistan and poetry of 1984
Harbhajan Singh was one of the few Punjabi writers whose work challenged the powers responsible for causing destruction to Punjab and its people
Partition of the Punjab (Part 2)
There are not enough creative writings on partition penned in Punjab, especially poetry, and this may be due to guilt infested post-partition trauma that triggered collective amnesia and conscious forgetfulness
Nasreen Bhatti: Note of refusal (Part:2)
Shamlaat, Nasreen Anjum Bhatti’s poetry collection published posthumously, has unique tone, texture and trance
Mushtaq Soofi reviews Sejal: Mahmood Awan’s poems
Mahmood Awan’s 3rd book of Punjabi Poetry was launched in Lahore in 2017 and Mushtaq Soofi reviews it for the Dawn where he writes that Mahmood is a dynamic poet who has a voice which is distinctly his own. Nimiety of passion running through his poems makes them full of aesthetic and cultural joy.
Sejal Book Launch Report
A Punjabi poetry collection titled ‘Saijal’ by Mehmood Awan was launched at the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture on Wednesday.