Kamal-e-Fun Award (Urdu: کمالِ فن ایوارڈ) is a lifetime achievement literary award presented annually by Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL). The award was set up in 1997 and is given to Pakistani scholars for their entire literary career. The winner receives Rs. 10,00,000.[1][2][3][4]
| Kamal-e-Fun Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Lifetime literary services |
| Location | Islamabad |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Presented by | Pakistan Academy of Letters |
| First awarded | 1997 |
| Website | pal.gov.pk |
Pakistan Academy of Letters
editPakistan Academy of Letters is a national institution with a primary focus on Pakistani literature. Inspired by the Académie Française, the academy was founded in July 1976 by a group of well-known Pakistani authors, poets, essayists, playwrights, and translators.[3]
Recipients
edit| Year | Awardee | Genre(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi | Poetry and fiction | [5] |
| 1998 | Intezar Hussain | Novel | [6] |
| 1999 | Mushtaq Ahmed Yousfi | Humor | [7] |
| 2000 | Ahmed Faraz | Poetry | [8] |
| 2001 | Shaukat Siddiqui | Novel and drama | [9] |
| 2002 | Munir Niazi | Poetry | [10] |
| 2003 | Ada Jafri | Poetry | [11] |
| 2004 | Sobho Gianchandani | Revolutionary writing | [12] |
| 2005 | Nabi Bakhsh Baloch | Research, Linguistics | [13] |
| 2006 | Jamiluddin Aali | Research, poetry and travel writing | [14] |
| 2007 | Ajmal Khattak | Poetry | [15] |
| 2008 | Abdullah Jan Jamaldini | Authorship | [16] |
| 2009 | Lutfullah Khan | Authorship, travel writing | [17] |
| 2010 | Bano Qudsia | Novel and fiction | [18] |
| 2011 | Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo | Research writing | [19] |
| 2012 | Abdullah Hussain | Novel | [20] |
| 2013 | Afzal Ahsan Randhawa | Novel | [21] |
| 2014 | Fahmida Riaz | Novel, Poetry | [22] |
| 2015 | Kishwar Naheed | Poetry | [23] |
| 2016 | Amar Jaleel | Fiction and column writing | [24] |
| 2017 | Jamil Jalibi | Linguistics, Literary criticism | [25] |
| 2018 | Muneer Ahmed Badini | Novel | [26] |
| 2019 | Asad Muhammad Khan | Novel, poetry | [27] |
| 2020 | Mustansar Hussain Tarar / Ashu Lal Faqeer | Novel, poetry, travel writing | [28] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "کمال فن ایوارڈ". Pakistan Academy of Letters (in Urdu). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "PAL to announce 'Kamal-e-Fun' award today". The Nation. 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b "PAL arranges number of events to promote Pakistani Literature". Daily Times. 12 January 2020.
- ^ Junaidi, Ikram (26 March 2021). "Name for Kamal-i-Fun Award finalised". Dawn.
- ^ [1] Dawn (Pakistan), Published 11 July 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2019
- ^ "I'm a man only of fiction" Intizar Hussain, Dawn, 23 April 2009
- ^ Fatima, Mehreen (20 June 2018). "In Excerpts: We're living in the era of Yousufi". Duniya News.
- ^ Abdullah, Farheen (August 25, 2020). "Remembering Ahmed Faraz". CutACut.
- ^ KARACHI: Shaukat Siddiqui gets award Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 July 2003, Retrieved 25 July 2018
- ^ "12th Death Anniversary Of Munir Niazi Being Observed Today". Abb Takk TV. December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Ada Jafri nominated for Kamal-e-Fun Award". Business Recorder. August 4, 2004.
- ^ "Subho Gyan Chandani gets literary award". Dawn. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Dr Nabi Bakhsh Baloch remembered". Dawn. April 14, 2011.
- ^ "Aaliji wins 'Kamal-e-Fun Award 2006'". Business Recorder. 10 August 2007.
- ^ "Ajmal Khattak gets Kamal-i-Fun award". Dawn. August 6, 2008.
- ^ "Abdullah Jan Jamaldeni awarded Kamal-e-Fun Award". Business Recorder. October 21, 2009.
- ^ Kamal-e-Fun Award given to Lutfullah Khan, Dawn newspaper, Published 3 November 2010, Retrieved 31 August 2019
- ^ Bari, Mavra (27 September 2012). "Honour: Lifetime achievement award for Bano Qudsia". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Masood, Tariq (19 December 2013). "Lifetime achievement: Ibrahim Joyo gets highest literary award". The Express Tribune (Pakistan).
- ^ "Renowned novelist Abdullah Hussain passes away". The Express Tribune. July 4, 2015.
- ^ "Nominations for Kamal-e-Fun Award". Dawn. June 11, 2015.
- ^ "Honour: Kamal-e-Fun Award goes to Urdu poet Fahmida Riaz". The Express Tribune. January 6, 2016.
- ^ "PAL announces 'Kamal-e-Fun Award' for 2015". The News. December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Famed Sindhi writer Amar Jaleel receives Kamal-i-Fun award". Pakistan Today. December 19, 2017.
- ^ "Renowned Urdu writer and scholar Jamil Jalibi passes away". Dawn. 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Munir Ahmed Badini wins top literary awards". 16 June 2020.
- ^ "PAL announces literary awards for 2019". The Express Tribune. March 26, 2021.
- ^ "PAL announces Rs5m awards for writers, poets". The News. 1 April 2022.