Shair-e-Mashriq: Allama Iqbal’s 75th death anniversary

Radio Pakistan will broadcast special programmes to pay tribute to the great poet.


APP April 21, 2013
Poet of the East Allama Iqbal. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD:


The 75th death anniversary of national poet Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal will be observed in the country on April 21 (today) to acknowledge his services for acquiring a separate homeland for the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent.


Allama Iqbal was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877. He is also recognised as a national poet and known as Muffakir-e-Pakistan, Shair-e-Mashriq and Hakeemul Ummat.

He is also considered one of the most important figures in literature with literary works in both Urdu and Persian languages.

Radio Pakistan will broadcast special programmes to pay tribute to the great poet.

Newspapers will publish special editions and television channels would air different programmes to mark Allama Iqbal’s death anniversary.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 21st, 2013.

COMMENTS (14)

liberal_pak | 11 years ago | Reply

Why poet of east? There are many great poet and thinkers in East. Why our nation always project any xyz with excessive noble salutations. His contributions in terms of poetry some times feel as if he were favorable to theocratic state.

Luciferous | 11 years ago | Reply

@Umer: "Iqbal is grossly over rated, perhaps because we are short on real heroes so something has to do."

I would not say that. He is indeed a scholar of extra ordinary caliber but has been dragged down by semi literate, intellectually challenged midgets who want to cut him to the size to fit him into their petty agenda. They have mutilated his poetry into some cliches to justify their own existence. Just look at some Pakistani Urdu news paper columnists and TV anchors!

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