Khatir Afridi
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Native name | خاطر افریدی |
Born | 1929 |
Died | 1968 |
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Language | Pashto, Urdu |
Genre | Poem |
Khatir Afridi (Pashto: خاطر آفریدی) (1929 – August 24, 1968) was a Pashto language poet from Pakistan.
Life
He was born in the Zakha Khel tribe in Saddu Khel village of Khyber agency.[citation needed] He was a gardener by profession in a nearby high school (now a F.C. fort). He never went to school for formal education.[citation needed] He was a closed friend of Ashna. His grave in Saddu khel graveyard which have a small tample. And have written a poetry in his grave (Che pa qabar may tery gy Hudy da para : Lag sha mata hapa newaly za ba mar yam)
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He wrote songs that became popular in Pakistan and Afghanistan.[citation needed] He joined a poetry society where he got guidance from Hamza Shinwari and Nazir Shinwari.[citation needed] He had Tuberculosis for ten years and died at the age of 39, leaving behind a son who compiled his father's work into a volume with help from his cousin.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Decades of violence: The unbearable lightness of peace - The Express Tribune". 14 July 2014.
- ^ "The written word: Sale of Pashto poetry books rockets in 2015 - The Express Tribune". 30 December 2015.
- ^ Report, Bureau (19 January 2016). "Pashto folksinger Gluab Sher passes away".
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