Dr Farrukhi’s passing an ‘irreparable loss’
PAL holds reference for writer, editor and literary festival organiser
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ISLAMABAD:
Dr Asif Farrukhi was not only a creative writer but also an editor and an organizer of literary festivals, while his passing is an irreparable loss to Pakistani literature.
This was stated by speakers during an online literary condolence reference for Dr Farrukhi on Tuesday. The reference had been organized by the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL).
Dr Yousuf Khushk, the chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters said that Dr Farrukhi’s services for Pakistani literature can never be forgotten, adding that Dr Farrukhi rendered valuable services in the realm of fiction writing, criticism, research, translation and column writing in Pakistan - both in Urdu and English.
The PAL chief further said that apart from writing “Intezar Hussain: Saksiyat o Fun” for PAL as part of its series ‘Makers of Pakistani literature’, he also edited the Academy's English magazine "Pakistani Literature".
Chaired by Iftikhar Arif, others who spoke in the reference included Masood Ashar, Dr Saadat Saeed, Yasmeen Hameed, Amina Syed, Anwar Sen Rai, Azra Abbas, Hameed Shahid, Dr Tanveer Anjum, Dr Nasir Abbas Nayyar, Haris Khaliq and Dr Farrukhi’s daughter Ghazal Asif.
Iftikhar Arif said that God endowed Dr Farrukhi with skills and abilities. Prominent as a fiction writer, editor, teacher and translator, Arif said that Dr Farrukhi always kept literature as his priority. He added that none of Dr Farrukhi’s many dimensions can be ignored.
Launching the successful magazine "Dunyazad", Arif said that Dr Farrukhi used it to introduce new writers from different ideologies. Where much of the world forgot about Urdu literary writers, he kept in touch with these people wherever they were in the world.
If a book was translated in the world, he would somehow or other introduce it in Pakistan, Arif said.
One of his accomplishments was helping bring Sindhi writers into the world of Urdu literature and vice versa.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 10th, 2020.
Dr Asif Farrukhi was not only a creative writer but also an editor and an organizer of literary festivals, while his passing is an irreparable loss to Pakistani literature.
This was stated by speakers during an online literary condolence reference for Dr Farrukhi on Tuesday. The reference had been organized by the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL).
Dr Yousuf Khushk, the chairman of the Pakistan Academy of Letters said that Dr Farrukhi’s services for Pakistani literature can never be forgotten, adding that Dr Farrukhi rendered valuable services in the realm of fiction writing, criticism, research, translation and column writing in Pakistan - both in Urdu and English.
The PAL chief further said that apart from writing “Intezar Hussain: Saksiyat o Fun” for PAL as part of its series ‘Makers of Pakistani literature’, he also edited the Academy's English magazine "Pakistani Literature".
Chaired by Iftikhar Arif, others who spoke in the reference included Masood Ashar, Dr Saadat Saeed, Yasmeen Hameed, Amina Syed, Anwar Sen Rai, Azra Abbas, Hameed Shahid, Dr Tanveer Anjum, Dr Nasir Abbas Nayyar, Haris Khaliq and Dr Farrukhi’s daughter Ghazal Asif.
Iftikhar Arif said that God endowed Dr Farrukhi with skills and abilities. Prominent as a fiction writer, editor, teacher and translator, Arif said that Dr Farrukhi always kept literature as his priority. He added that none of Dr Farrukhi’s many dimensions can be ignored.
Launching the successful magazine "Dunyazad", Arif said that Dr Farrukhi used it to introduce new writers from different ideologies. Where much of the world forgot about Urdu literary writers, he kept in touch with these people wherever they were in the world.
If a book was translated in the world, he would somehow or other introduce it in Pakistan, Arif said.
One of his accomplishments was helping bring Sindhi writers into the world of Urdu literature and vice versa.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 10th, 2020.