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January - March 2011
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Indian Embassy in Moscow was Faiz's second home ...
Inder Kumar Gujral
I vividly remember that it was the winter of early December and the year
was 1983 when I was invited to attend an international conference in
Islamabad.
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Faiz remains a beacon of light ...
Kuldip Nayar
We, half a dozen Indian journalists, were having lunch in a hotel in
Moscow when Faiz Ahmed Faiz in a suit and necktie entered the dinning
hall.
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Reminiscences of Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz'
Mulk Raj Anand
Shy, even-faced young man, with curly hair, his big eyes seemed to take
things in to brood upon. He said little. He moved slowly. But, suddenly,
during a meal, or when passing one by from one room to another, he
would recite a verse either of some older poet, or the beginning of a new
one of his own.
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Faiz was one of the most powerful literary voices
Abid Hussain
Faiz was one of the most powerful literary voices of the 20th century. As
a poet he could be put in the class of Ghalib and Iqbal. It may be no
exaggeration to see Faiz as a true heir to Ghalib.
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Celebrating the Idea of Revolution
Sitaram Yechuri
Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz' was a committed Marxist, one of the greatest Urdu
poets, a journalist, film maker, trade unionist, broadcaster, teacher,
translator, Lenin Peace Prize winner. Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz' had also served
the British Indian Army rising to the rank of Lt Colonel. Born in Sialkot,
Faiz was educated in Lahore, the city which served as his base throughout
his life.
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Faiz, a poet for all times
Rakesh Sood
Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz' was born a hundred years ago on 13 February 1911 in
a village near Sialkot, a small town in western Punjab; today, part of
Pakistan.
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About myself and what I have been up to ...
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Thank you very much for inviting me over. I asked Pasha what he wanted
me to talk about. He said, 'about yourself and what you have been up to'.
In a way, that came as a relief, which means I did not have to prepare a
discourse.
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Private Secretary
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Hamid: [Speaking in a tired voice] Twenty four cups of tea. Saucers
twenty four, quarter plates twenty four, spoons... [He reaches out to ring
the bell. Rahim enters] Rahim, why is it that you are unable to do any
work properly? You have not even dusted my table today. All the papers
are still scattered all over the room.
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Ghazals & Nazms
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Speak, for your lips are free;
Speak, your tongue is still yours,
Your upright body is yours-
Speak, your life is still yours.
See how in the blacksmith's shop
The flames are hot, the iron is red,
Mouths of locks have begun to open,
Each chain's skirt has spread wide.
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Spoilt child of fortune who worked very hard
Ludmila Vasilieva
From among the compatriots of Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz', who chose writing as
their profession, it would be hard to find anyone so favoured by
providence. 'Spoilt child of fortune' was the name that some of his critics
gave him. To some extent they were right, but it should be borne in mind
that Faiz was above all someone who worked hard.
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We used to swoon over his romantic verses
Zakia Zaheer
It is indeed a great honour for us and our generation to have seen, met
and heard Faiz. We, who were born pre-Independence, have some vague
memories of those days, and the voice of those poets who wrote and
recited fearlessly still echo in our ears.
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Wounds of Reality on a Romantic Self Some Notes on Faiz
ASHOK VAJPEYI
As we celebrate the birth centenary of Faiz it is evident that here is a poet
whose impact and presence pervade far outside his language. There are
many lessons one could learn from the irrepressible romanticism and an
equally powerful political consciousness of Faiz.
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Faiz the Internationalist
Christina Oesterheld
Keeping in mind Faiz’s extraordinary popularity in India, Pakistan and
among Urdu (and Hindi) speaking migrant populations all over the
world, it is no wonder that much has been written about Faiz’s political
commitment, about his ideals, his poetics, his relation with classical
Urdu poetry etc.
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I have seen Faiz
Kedar Nath Singh
Faiz has been talked about so often that discussing his poetry seems
reiterating the same again and again. I had the occasion to watch and
listen to him from close so I would talk only about that.
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Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz' : The Poet in Exile
Saeed Naqvi
On Sunday, February, 13, 2011, one of the most remarkable men born
on this subcontinent, the great Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, would have
been 100 years old. That was his first birth centenary.
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Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz' The superstar poet of Urdu literature
Iqbal Haider
Tagore once wrote that in India, poetry and philosophy have walked
hand in hand, only because the latter has claimed its right to guide men
to the practical path of their life's fulfillment. What is that fulfillment? It
is our freedom in truth, which leads us from the Unreal to Reality, and
the Real is a Joy for ever- “Satyam is Anandam.”
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Lucknow of Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz'
Atul Tiwari
Honourable Guests!
This gathering will mark a memorable date in the history of our
literature. In our conferences and colloquiums, we have been mostly
arguing about the language and its spread/power. So much so, that the
intention of early Hindi and Urdu Literature - which is present - was
not to impact our thoughts and emotions, but to make a perfect
linguistic construct.
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India, whose love could have killed Faiz
Jawed Naqvi
Lovers of Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz', a large number of them in India, are
celebrating his birth centenary with fervour this year.
To the cognoscenti, Faiz represented revolutionary zeal clothed
in a formidable tradition of Urdu poetry.
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A close reading of select poems by Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz'
Raihan Raza
A close relation exists between literature and history, and I
think that this relation is particularly close in times of crisis,
when public and private lives, the world of action and the
world of imagination, interpenetrate. I do not believe that
literary history can be separated from social and political and
economic history . . .'
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“It has been decreed again that you and I be exiled…”
Purushottam Agrawal
Sajjad Zaheer had described the publication of 'Zindan Nama' as 'the
most important historical event of the year 1952 in the history of
Pakistan.' And, indeed, not only this collection, but other poetic works
of Faiz deserve to be celebrated not only as literary events, but also as
historical events of larger significance.
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Faiz - The Poet of Romance and Revolution
Sohail Hashmi
If you met him on the street you would never imagine that he was a poet,
and not your run of the mill poet, but among the most important poets
of the 20th century, not only in Urdu, not only in the subcontinent but
in the entire world of the 20th century.
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The Intellectual and National Integration
Suneet Chopra
I met Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz' in 1980, when he came to India for the Jashn-e-
Faiz. He was a close friend of my mother's maternal uncle, Yugal Mehra
of AIR (later Salman Ahmed of Pakistan Radio), the father of General
Mehra of the Indian Army and grandfather of Salma Agha, the Pakistani
singer (the romance of whose grandparents is mentioned in Manto's 'My
Bombay Friends').
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When Faiz came to Allahabad *
Ravindra Kalia
Faiz came to Allahabad twice - first in 1957-58 and the last time in 1981.
It was during his latter visit that I had the fortune of having an informal
and intimate interaction with him. Allahabad University had organized a
function in his honour.
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My friend, my mate ... Faiz ... a poetic journey
Romonika & Vimlendra Sharan
This article is not a critique on Faiz or his works. Penned here are my
thoughts of an evening seeped in Faiz …. from romance to realism.
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The Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case
Sajjad Zaheer
During the period of the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case, Faiz and I were
together in the central Jail, Hyderabad, Sindh. In December 1952 the
hearing of our case had come to an end .
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A summer in Beirut with Abbu
Salima Hashmi
In the summer of 1980, having received a wistful letter from my father, I
determined to take my children, Yasser age 11, and Mira 6 to visit my
parents in Beirut. Being an employee of the Government, this involved a
series of forays into various departments to elicit the coveted 'No
Objection Certificate' or NOC, as it is tenderly termed.
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What's in a name ... unless it is Faiz!
Moneeza Hashmi
I don't recall when exactly I became aware of the fact that my father was a
famous or for others an “infamous” man. Growing up for me as I look
back was perhaps somewhat normal given the circumstances.
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My grandfather was treasure of pain
Ali Madeeh Hashmi
“Do you also write poetry?” is a question often asked of us, perhaps with
the assumption that something of Faiz's genius may have trickled down
into his family.
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Tribute from granddaughter
Mira Hashmi
Since I was a little girl, I've repeatedly been asked the question 'what is it
like, being Faiz's granddaughter?' Though in reply I usually just smile a
knowing, somewhat smart-ass-ish smile with a hint of self-deprecation,
in my head I'm often thinking, to paraphrase Carrie Fisher, 'well,
compared to what?
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Amrita Pritam in conversation with Alys Faiz Faiz was true to his art, to his character and creativity ...
Amrita Pritam
Amrita Pritam: Alys, where did you meet Faiz Sahab for the first time? In
your own country England?
Alys: No, my sister was married in India to one Dr. Taseer, they had met
in London; and, incidentally, in 1938, I had come to India to meet her.
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Lost opprtunities that Faiz missed all his life ...
Iftikhar Arif and Ahmed Faraz
Iftikhar Arif : Faiz Sahab, if we wanted to converse with you, to take your
interview, then could you tell us as to what are the things that you would
not like to be asked about?
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REVIEW ARTICLE
SYEDA HAMEED
It was the dead of winter. Alberta experiences the same temperatures
during winter months as Siberia. A gloom descends throughout the
prairie region while the outdoor gets covered in a thick blanket of snow.
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THINK INDIA QUARTERLY
January - March 2011,
Volume :14, Number :1
Volume :14, Number :1
