Pakistani Saraiki poet (born c. 1953)
Ashu Lal Faqeer ڈاکٹر اشو لال فقیر[1] |
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Born | (1959-04-13) 13 April 1959 (age 65) Layyah District, Pakistan |
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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]
Books
He 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
He was awarded Kamal-e-Fun, the top literary award from the Pakistan Academy of Letters but he refused to accept it.[5]
See also
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