Saqi Farooqi

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Saqi Farooqi (21 December 1936 – 19 January 2018) was an Urdu poet.[1][2][3] He was born in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. His famous works include Behram ki wapsi and Razoon se bhara basta.[4][5] He went from Pakistan to London and made an influence in English poetry.[6]

Farooqi died on 19 January 2018 at the age of 81 in London.[7]

References

  1. Parekh, Rauf. Poetically inclined (25 December 2016).
  2. Voices of the Dispossessed (13 January 2018).
  3. Annual of Urdu Studies, No. 3, 1983. Page 27. -- Annual of Urdu Studies -- Digital South Asia Library. dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  4. Farooqi, Saqi. Behram Ki wapsi (19 January 1985)Qausain.
  5. Farooqi, Saqi. Razoon say bhara basta (19 January 1981)Sweeza Art.
  6. Ṣiddīqī, Naẓīr. Columns on Books in English and Urdu (19 January 1998)N. Siddiqi.
  7. News, Abb Takk. Renowned Poet Saqi Farooqi Passes Away In London - Abb Takk News. abbtakk.tv. Retrieved 2018-01-20.