Death anniversary: Renowned Urdu writer Azad remembered

Azad is mostly remembered for his colourful prose, particularly his masterpiece Aab-i-Hayat.

LAHORE:

Maulana Muhammad Hussain Azad’s death anniversary was observed on Wednesday. Azad died in Lahore in 1910 at the age of 80. He is mostly remembered for his colourful prose, particularly his masterpiece Aab-i-Hayat.

Azad was born in Delhi. After his father’s death, he migrated to Lahore in 1861. In Lahore he came into contact with the principal and founder of Anjuman-i-Punjab, Dr G W Leitner. In 1887, he established the Azad Library.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 23^rd, 2014.