Rasheed Amjad
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Rasheed Amjad is a prominent Urdu
fiction writer, critic
and scholar. He was born on March 5, 1940 in Srinagar
, Indian state of Kashmir
but migrated to Pakistan
during partition and now lives in Rawalpindi
, Pakistan.
Rasheed Amjad started writing short stories after 1960 and shortly came into main stream. Initially he portrayed real life in his works then got cognize as a symbolic writer. Beside teaching, research
and criticism
he continued writing short stories. He has received many awards from Pakistan and India
. He is also editor of literary Urdu research magazines Daryaft and Takhilqui adab.
B) Research, Criticism and Editing
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...
fiction writer, critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
and scholar. He was born on March 5, 1940 in Srinagar
Srinagar
Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...
, Indian state of Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
but 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...
during partition and now lives in Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
, Pakistan.
Rasheed Amjad started writing short stories after 1960 and shortly came into main stream. Initially he portrayed real life in his works then got cognize as a symbolic writer. Beside teaching, research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
and criticism
Criticism
Criticism is the judgement of the merits and faults of the work or actions of an individual or group by another . To criticize does not necessarily imply to find fault, but the word is often taken to mean the simple expression of an objection against prejudice, or a disapproval.Another meaning of...
he continued writing short stories. He has received many awards from Pakistan and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He is also editor of literary Urdu research magazines Daryaft and Takhilqui adab.
Awards and recognition
- Pride of PerformancePride of PerformancePride of Performance , is one of the highest civil award given and conferred by the Pakistan Government to Pakistan's citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of Literature, Arts, Sports, Medicines, and Science for civilians in most particular cases.The announcement of civil...
, 2006, Government of PakistanGovernment of PakistanThe Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are... - Star Laureate, 2006, South Asia Publications
- Best Teacher Award, 2005, Higher Education CommissionHigher Education CommissionThe Higher Education Commission , formerly the University Grant Commission, is the primary regulator of higher education in Pakistan. It also facilitated the development of higher educational system in Pakistan. Its main purpose was to upgrade universities in Pakistan to be centres of education,...
, Government of PakistanGovernment of PakistanThe Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are... - Mian Muhammad Buksh Award, 2004, Mian Muhammad Bukhsh Academy, Pakistan
- Award of Excellence, 2002, Writers & Educationists Club, Pakistan
- Nuqoosh Award, 1994-5, Idara Nuqoosh
- Best Teacher Award, 1982, F.G. Educational Institution, Directorate, GHQGHQGHQ from General Headquarters, may refer to:*a high level military command center, see headquarters**GHQ India - headquarters of the British India Army...
, Government of PakistanGovernment of PakistanThe Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are... - Role of Honour for old students, Gordon College (Rawalpindi)Gordon College (Rawalpindi)Gordon College Rawalpindi is a college in Rawalpindi, Pakistan that was established as a school in 1893.Gordon's college year is made up of annual system: in which the examination are held once every year. Enrollment at Gordon College is in thousands of students, with around hundreds living on campus...
- Life Member, Pakistan Academy of LettersPakistan Academy of LettersThe Pakistan Academy of Letters is a learned society of literary, Arts, and humanities. It is the largest learned society of it own kind, and promotes literacy and literature based conferences throughout the country...
Acknowledgements
Following theses have been written to acknowledge the work of Dr. Rasheed Amjad.- Rasheed Amjad Behasiat Afsana Nigar, M.A.Master of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
UrduUrduUrdu 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...
Thesis, Bahauddin Zakariya UniversityBahauddin Zakariya UniversityBahauddin Zakariya University is located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the Largest university of South Punjab. Bahauddin Zakariya University was formerly known as Multan University. It was renamed in honor of Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya...
MultanMultanMultan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
, 1982 - Rasheed Amjad Kay Afsanon Ka Tekniki Mutala, M.A.Master of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
UrduUrduUrdu 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...
Thesis, Bahauddin Zakariya UniversityBahauddin Zakariya UniversityBahauddin Zakariya University is located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the Largest university of South Punjab. Bahauddin Zakariya University was formerly known as Multan University. It was renamed in honor of Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya...
, 1988 - Rasheed Amjad Kay Afsanon Main Murshid Ka Kirdar, M.A.Master of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
UrduUrduUrdu 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...
Thesis, Punjab UniversityUniversity of the PunjabUniversity of the Punjab , colloquially known as Punjab University, is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The University of the Punjab is the oldest and biggest University of Pakistan. The University of the Punjab was formally established with the convening of the first meeting of its...
, LahoreLahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, 2006 - Rasheed Amjad Kay Afsanoan Main Mabadattabiati Anasir, M.A.Master of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
Thesis, G.C. University, FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
, 2006 - Rasheed Amjad Kay Afsanon Ka Fanni o Fikri Mutala, M.Phil Thesis, AIOU, IslamabadIslamabadIslamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
, 2003 - Rasheed Amjad Ki Adbi Khidmaat, Ph.D Thesis, Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
, Aligarh, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, 2009 - Rasheed Amjad ki ghair afsanwi nasar, M.Phil Thesis, G.C. University, FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
, 2009 - Rasheed Amjad kay afsanun mai begangiat, M.A.Master of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
Thesis G.C. University, FaisalabadFaisalabadFaisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
, 2009 - Sepehar ki khizan ka jaiza, M.A.Master of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
Thesis , University of PeshawarUniversity of PeshawarThe University of Peshawar is a public sector university in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. The university was established in October 1950 by Mr...
, PeshawarPeshawarPeshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, 2009 - Tmanna baitab ka tehqiqi wa tanqidi jaiza, M.A.Master of Arts (postgraduate)A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
Thesis Islamia UniversityIslamia UniversityThe Islamia University of Bahawalpur , colloquially known as Islamia University, is located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. University has many faculties including Engineering, Pharmacy and Alternative Medicine, Science, Arts, Languages, Social Sciences, Business and Information Technology. The...
, BahawalpurBahawalpurBahawalpur , 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...
. 2008 - Urdu ki teen aab betioun ka tehqiqi wa tanqidi mutal, M.Phil Thesis, Bahauddin Zakariya UniversityBahauddin Zakariya UniversityBahauddin Zakariya University is located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the Largest university of South Punjab. Bahauddin Zakariya University was formerly known as Multan University. It was renamed in honor of Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya...
MultanMultanMultan , is a city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of Multan District. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about from Islamabad, from Lahore and from Karachi...
, 2005
Books
A) Short stories- Tamanna Betaab, Harf Academy, Rawalpindi, 2001–2003
- Kaghaz Ki Faseel, Dastawez Matbooat, Lahore, 1993
- Bezaar Adam Kay Baitay, Dastawez Publishers, Rawalpindi, 1974
- Rait Per Grift, Nadeem Publications, Rawalpindi, 1978
- Sehpehr Ki Khizan, Dastawez Publishers, Rawalpindi, 1980
- Pat Jhar Main Khudkalami, Asbaat Publications, Rawalpindi, 1984
- Bhagay Hay Biaban Mujhsay, Maqbool Academy, Lahore, 1988
- Dasht-e-Nazar Say Aagay, Maqbool Academy, Lahore, 1991
- Aks-e-Bay Khayal, Dastawez Matbooat, Lahore, 1993
- Dasht-e-Khwab, Maqbool Academy, Lahore, 1993
- Gumshuda Awaz Ki Dastak, Feroze Sons, Lahore, 1996
- Sat Rangay Prinday Kay Taaqub Main, Harf Academy, Rawalpindi, 2002
- Aik Aam Admi Ka Khwab, Harf Academy, Rawalpindi, 2006
- Aam Admi Kay Khwab, Poorab Academy, Islamabad, 2007
B) Research, Criticism and Editing
- Naya Adab, Tameer-e-Millat Publishers, Mandi BahauddinMandi BahauddinMandi Bahauddin is the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is some 220 metres above the sea level and is situated in upper Punjab, between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab . Mandi Bahauddin city is situated some 50 km from the M2 - Motorway of...
, 1969 - Rawayyay Aur Shanakhtain, Maqbool Academy, Lahore, 1988
- Yaft-o-Daryaft, Maqbool Academy, Lahore, 1989
- Shairi Ki Siyasi-o-Fikri Riwayat, Dastawez Matbooat, Lahore, 1993
- Meerajee – Shakhsiat Aur Fan, Maghrabi Pakistan Academy, 1995
- Pakistani Adab Kay Memar (Meerajee), Pakistan Academy of LettersPakistan Academy of LettersThe Pakistan Academy of Letters is a learned society of literary, Arts, and humanities. It is the largest learned society of it own kind, and promotes literacy and literature based conferences throughout the country...
, Islamabad, 2006 - Pakistani Adab (6 Volume), F.G. Sir Syed College, Rawalpindi, 1980–1984
- Iqbal Fikr-o-Fan, Nadeem Publications, Rawalpindi, 1984
- Taleem Ki Nazriati Asas, Nadeem Publications, Rawalpindi, 1984
- Mirza Adeeb – Shakhsiat-o-Fan, Maqbool Academy, Lahore, 1991
- Pakistani Adab (Prose) 1990, Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad, 1991
- Pakistani Adab (Prose & Fiction) 1991, Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad, 1992
- Pakistani Adab (Prose & Fiction) 1994, Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad, 1995
- Muzahmati Adab Urdu (1977–1985), Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad
- Muzahmati Adab Urdu (1998–2008), Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad, 2009
- Pakistani Adab (Afsana), (1947–2008), Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad, 2009
- Pakistani Adab (Poetry), (1947–2008), Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad, 2009
- Pakistani Adab (Rawaye aur Rujhanat) Poorab Academy, Islamabad, 2009
Journals edited
- Dastawez, Dastawez Publications, Rawalpindi
- Iqra, Federal Govt. Educational Directorate, GHQ, Rawalpindi
- Daryaft, National University of Modern LanguagesNational University of Modern Languages- Administration :The President of Pakistan is the Chancellor while the Federal Minister of Education is the Pro-Chancellor. The day-to-day administration is controlled by a Board of Governors. Federal secretaries of different ministries and prominent citizens from both private and public sectors...
, Islamabad - Takhliqi Adab, National University of Modern LanguagesNational University of Modern Languages- Administration :The President of Pakistan is the Chancellor while the Federal Minister of Education is the Pro-Chancellor. The day-to-day administration is controlled by a Board of Governors. Federal secretaries of different ministries and prominent citizens from both private and public sectors...
, Islamabad