Noshi Gilani
Encyclopedia
Noshi Gilani (born in 1964 in Bahawalpur
, Pakistan
) is an Urdu
poet
of international fame and a former academic from the Bahawalpur
University, Punjab Pakistan.
She is one of the leading Urdu poets in Pakistan and has successfully published five collections of poetry.
In 2008, her poetry was translated into English and her poems were read in the UK, with the Poetry Translation Centre's World Poets' Tour.
She hosted a tribute to folk singer Pathanay Khan
, sponsored by the Pakistan National Council of the Arts
(PNCA).
she decided to move to Australia. She married Saeed Khan
, an Australian-based Urdu
poet on 25 October 2008 and they currectly reside in Sydney
Australia
. It was reported by her mother Mrs. Sarwar Gilani Sahiba, a professor of Urdu and Persian languages and literature, died in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
She is a member of younger generation of female poets. Her experience of living in US shows a notable impact on her significant number of poems. Living through Diaspora has increased the complexity of her poems and reinforced her sense of female identity and introduced a new revolution against restraint creative writers in Pakistani society.
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...
, 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...
) is an 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
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
of international fame and a former academic from the Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...
University, Punjab Pakistan.
She is one of the leading Urdu poets in Pakistan and has successfully published five collections of poetry.
In 2008, her poetry was translated into English and her poems were read in the UK, with the Poetry Translation Centre's World Poets' Tour.
She hosted a tribute to folk singer Pathanay Khan
Pathanay Khan
Pathanay Khan was a great Seraiki folk singer from Pakistan. He sang mostly Kafis or Ghazals , which were largely based on the Sufi poetry of Khwaja Ghulam Farid and Shah Hussain...
, sponsored by the Pakistan National Council of the Arts
Pakistan National Council of the Arts
Pakistan National Council of the Arts is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is situated in sector F-5/1 and regularly hosts events to promote the arts through various means:* Gallery of Arts* Drama Festivals* Musical Nights* Puppet Shows...
(PNCA).
Personal life
Noshi Gilani settled in San Fasisco USA in 1995 but after her marriage to Saeed KhanSaeed Khan
Saeed Khan, is a renowned contemporary Urdu poet , a Sydney based writer and a well known social and environmental advocate. Saeed's poetry is a combination of classical and modern Urdu ghazal and poems full of romance. Saeed’s idol and the great Urdu Poet Ahmad Faraz praised his poetry by...
she decided to move to Australia. She married Saeed Khan
Saeed Khan
Saeed Khan, is a renowned contemporary Urdu poet , a Sydney based writer and a well known social and environmental advocate. Saeed's poetry is a combination of classical and modern Urdu ghazal and poems full of romance. Saeed’s idol and the great Urdu Poet Ahmad Faraz praised his poetry by...
, an Australian-based 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 on 25 October 2008 and they currectly reside in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was reported by her mother Mrs. Sarwar Gilani Sahiba, a professor of Urdu and Persian languages and literature, died in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Works
The candour and frankness of her highly-charged poems is unusual for a woman writing in Urdu and she has gained a committed international audience, performing regularly at large poetry gatherings in Pakistan, Australia, Canada and the US. Unknown outside the Pakistani community, the translations here mark her introduction to an English-speaking audience.She is a member of younger generation of female poets. Her experience of living in US shows a notable impact on her significant number of poems. Living through Diaspora has increased the complexity of her poems and reinforced her sense of female identity and introduced a new revolution against restraint creative writers in Pakistani society.
Poems
- To catch butterflies...
- This prisoner breathes
- The breeze rewrites
- Can someone bring me my entire being
- I say nothing anywhere
- The flower is torn at the heart
Books
- Mohabatain Jab Sumar Kurna (When you would count affections, 1993)
- Udas Honay Kay Din Naheen (These are not the days of sadeness, 1997)
- Pehla Lafz Mohabat Likha (The first word was written "Love", 2003)
- Selected poems like Ay Meeray Shareek-E-Risal-E-Jaan,
- Hum Tera Intezaar Kurtey Rahey (And I kept waiting you!)(2008).
- Noshi Gillani poems, Enitharmon Press, (15 Sep 2008), translators: Lavinia Greenlaw; Nukhbah Langah, ISBN 9781904634751
Comments and reviews
"This past month in the UK has been an especially rich time for poetry linked to the Middle East and South Asia. The Poetry International festival, held at London's Southbank center every two years, attracted some of the brightest poetry stars from around the world for nine days of events."
"Noshi Gilani is the most renowned female Urdu poet today."