Karrar Hussain
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Professor Karrar Hussain (1911-1999) was a Pakistani
educationist, writer and literary critic. In his student days in British India he was affiliated with the Khaksar movement, which he later parted ways with due to a difference of opinion. He migrated to Pakistan
in 1948 where he continued as a lecturer in English at several colleges, and most famously was appointed as the first vice-chancellor of the University of Balochistan
in 1976.
Among his many writings is a biographical treatise about the Urdu
poet Mirza Ghalib
commissioned by the Idara Yadgaar-e-Gahlib titled "Ghalib: Sab Achcha Kahein Jissay".
Professor Karrar was also renowned as a scholar of Islam
, though he advocated that secularism provided the best environment for an Islamic society.
After Professor Karrar's death in 1999, an annual Professor Karrar Husain Memorial Lecture has been held in Pakistan, at which several prominent speakers have spoken, including the noted sociologist Hamza Alavi
.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
educationist, writer and literary critic. In his student days in British India he was affiliated with the Khaksar movement, which he later parted ways with due to a difference of opinion. He migrated to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in 1948 where he continued as a lecturer in English at several colleges, and most famously was appointed as the first vice-chancellor of the University of Balochistan
University of Balochistan
The University of Balochistan was established in 1971 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. It has more than 6,000 students in one campus, 35 different fields of studies and 5 faculties. according to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, the university is 11th best general category university in...
in 1976.
Among his many writings is a biographical treatise about the Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
poet Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Ghalib
Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
commissioned by the Idara Yadgaar-e-Gahlib titled "Ghalib: Sab Achcha Kahein Jissay".
Professor Karrar was also renowned as a scholar of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, though he advocated that secularism provided the best environment for an Islamic society.
After Professor Karrar's death in 1999, an annual Professor Karrar Husain Memorial Lecture has been held in Pakistan, at which several prominent speakers have spoken, including the noted sociologist Hamza Alavi
Hamza Alavi
Hamza Alavi was an academic sociologist and activist with adherence to Marxism. He was born in Bohra community in Karachi, the then British India which now constitutes Pakistan and eventually migrated to London. The focus of his academic work was nationality, gender, fundamentalism and the...
.