Ashu Lal Faqeer (Urdu: ڈاکٹر اشو لال فقیر, birth name Muhammad Ashraf; born 13 April 1959), is a Saraiki-language poet from Karor Lal Esan, Pakistan.[2] Ashu Lal Faqeer is a qualified medical doctor who completed his MBBS from Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur.[3][4]
| Born | 13 April 1959 Layyah District, Pakistan |
|---|---|
Books
editHe has published books of poetry:
- Chairroo Hath Nah Murli (The Shepherd without a Flute) چارو ہتھ نہ مرلی
- Gautam Naal Jhairra (Arguments with Gautam) 1995
- Kaan Wassu Da Pakhi Aey (Crow is Bird of Human Abode) 1997
- Sindh Sagar Naal Hameshaan (Always with River Sindh) 2002
- Jaal Maloti (A Meeting Place)
and two collections of short stories, Abnormal and Bairri (Boat).
Awards
editHe was awarded Kamal-e-Fun, the top literary award from the Pakistan Academy of Letters but he refused to accept it.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "'The state is anti-people and anti-art': Seraiki poet Ashu Lal on why he refused Pakistan's highest literary award - Comment". Images. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ https://theprint.in/go-to-pakistan/award-from-anti-art-state-no-thanks-poet-ashu-lal-refuses-pakistans-top-literary-prize/899433/ [unreliable source?]
- ^ Jannat: Fiction: The paradise of Indus River: Malik, Nasir: 9798486665127: Amazon.com: Books. Independently published. 29 September 2021. ISBN 9798486665127. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Lamenting the wounds of Partition - Newspaper". DAWN.COM. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Award from 'anti-art' state? No, thanks. Poet Ashu Lal refuses Pakistan's top literary prize". 2 April 2022.
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