Saqi Farooqi
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Saqi Farooqi | |
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ساقی فاروقی | |
Born | |
Died | 19 January 2018 | (aged 81)
Known for | Poetry |
Saqi Farooqi (Urdu: ساقی فاروقی) was an Urdu poet born on 21 December 1936 in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2][3] His family migrated from India to East Pakistan and then to Karachi, Pakistan. He went from Pakistan to London and made an influence in English poetry.[4] His famous works include Behram ki wapsi and Razoon se bhara basta.[5][6]
Died
Farooqi died on 19 January 2018 at the age of 81 in London.[7]
References
- ^ Parekh, Rauf (25 December 2016). "Poetically inclined". Dawn.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Voices of the Dispossessed". Indianexpress.com. 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Annual of Urdu Studies, No. 3, 1983. Page 27. -- Annual of Urdu Studies -- Digital South Asia Library". Dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Ṣiddīqī, Naẓīr (19 January 1998). "Columns on Books in English and Urdu". N. Siddiqi – via Google Books.
- ^ Farooqi, Saqi (19 January 1985). "Behram Ki wapsi". Qausain – via Google Books.
- ^ Farooqi, Saqi (19 January 1981). "Razoon say bhara basta". Sweeza Art – via Google Books.
- ^ "Renowned Poet Saqi Farooqi Passes Away In London". Abbtakk.tv.
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