Vazir Agha
Encyclopedia
Wazir Agha was a Pakistan
i Urdu language writer
, poet
, critic
and essayist. He lived in Sargodha
. He ran the literary magazine "Auraq" for many decades. He introduced many theories in Urdu literature
. He is most famous for his work on Urdu humour. He has also written a seminal book on modern Urdu poets, notably those who have written more poems than ghazals. He has also written poetry and his poems mostly have an element of story.
district. His father was a businessman who dealt in horses from the Persian-speaking Qizilbash family. Wazir’s father obtained 750 acres (3 km²) of land from the British government in the Sargodha district.
Agha picked up the Persian
language from his father, Punjabi
from his mother and the English language from his British friends. During his school years, he developed a strong fondness for Urdu ghazals and started composing poetry on his own. He graduated from Government College, Jhang
and later received his masters in Economics from Government College, Lahore
. He was awarded the degree of doctorate by the University of Punjab in 1956 for his research on humor and satire in Urdu Literature..
Wazir Agha died on September 7, 2010 in Lahore. He was laid to rest in his native village near Sargodha.
From 1960 to 1963, he acted as a co-editor of Adbi Duniya and from 1965 onwards, he remained editor of monthly Auraq for many decades.
Wazir Agha used European styles and forms in his work, such as ballads, sonnets and vers fibre. He also experimented with rhymes and metres. He established himself as a critic.
Pakistan Academy of Letters
(PAL) has published a book on life and work of Dr. Wazir Agha under publishing project of "Makers of Pakistani Literature". He was also Life Fellow of PAL since 1995.
He also wrote an autobiography Shaam Ki Mundair Sey.
Books
Essays
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...
i Urdu language writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, 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...
, critic
Critic
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and essayist. He lived in Sargodha
Sargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
. He ran the literary magazine "Auraq" for many decades. He introduced many theories in Urdu literature
Urdu literature
Urdu literature has a long and colorful history that is inextricably tied to the development of that very language, Urdu, in which it is written...
. He is most famous for his work on Urdu humour. He has also written a seminal book on modern Urdu poets, notably those who have written more poems than ghazals. He has also written poetry and his poems mostly have an element of story.
Biography
Wazir Agha was born on May 18, 1922 in the village Wazir Kot in the SargodhaSargodha
Sargodha is a city in the Sargodha District of Punjab province, Pakistan.Sargodha is located in the northwest of Pakistan. It is the eleventh largest city of Pakistan and also known as Pakistan's best citrus-producing area. It is an agricultural trade centre with various industries...
district. His father was a businessman who dealt in horses from the Persian-speaking Qizilbash family. Wazir’s father obtained 750 acres (3 km²) of land from the British government in the Sargodha district.
Agha picked up the Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
language from his father, Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
from his mother and the English language from his British friends. During his school years, he developed a strong fondness for Urdu ghazals and started composing poetry on his own. He graduated from Government College, Jhang
Jhang
- Demographics :According to 1981 census of Pakistan population of Jhang was 1,970,944 with the 434,495 housing units in Jhang. In 1998 census, population of Jhang was 2,834,545, whose annually growth rate was 2.16%. Male population was 1,474,099 and female population was 1,360,446...
and later received his masters in Economics from Government College, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore 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...
. He was awarded the degree of doctorate by the University of Punjab in 1956 for his research on humor and satire in Urdu Literature..
Wazir Agha died on September 7, 2010 in Lahore. He was laid to rest in his native village near Sargodha.
Literary works
Wazir Agha was the editor of the college magazine "Chanab" in Government College, Jhang. In 1944, he came across Maulana Salahuddin Ahmad who was the editor of famous monthly Adabi Duniya. He was asked to contribute by writing essays on topics uncommon in Urdu Literature of that time, such as economics, philosophy, psychology. In 1953, his work on "In search of happiness" was compiled as a book that opened a formal paradigm of research in Urdu literature.From 1960 to 1963, he acted as a co-editor of Adbi Duniya and from 1965 onwards, he remained editor of monthly Auraq for many decades.
Wazir Agha used European styles and forms in his work, such as ballads, sonnets and vers fibre. He also experimented with rhymes and metres. He established himself as a critic.
Pakistan Academy of Letters
Pakistan Academy of Letters
The 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...
(PAL) has published a book on life and work of Dr. Wazir Agha under publishing project of "Makers of Pakistani Literature". He was also Life Fellow of PAL since 1995.
He also wrote an autobiography Shaam Ki Mundair Sey.
Bibiography
His best-known Urdu works are:Books
- Adam Mein Tanz-o-Mazah (1958)
- Takhleequi Amal (1970)'
- Urdu Shairi Ka Mizaaj (1965)'
- Tasawuraat-e- Ishq-o- Khird – Iqbal Ki Nazar Mein (1977)
- Majeed Amjad Ki Dastaan-e-Muhabbat (1991) and Ghalib Ka Zauq-e-Tamasha (1997)
Essays
- Nazam-e-Jadeed Ki Karwatein (1963)
- Tanqeed Aur Ehtesaab (1968)
- Naye Maqaalaat (1972)
- Naye Tanaazur (1979)
- Maani Aur Tanaazur (1998)
- Tanqeed Aur Majlisi Tanqeed (1975)
- Daairey Aur Lakirein (1986)
- Tanqeed Aur Jadeed Urdu Tanqeed (1989)
- Inshaiye Kei Khad-o-Khaal (1990)
- Saakhtiat Aur Science (1991)
- Dastak Us Darwaazey Par (1994) and Imtizaji Tanqeed Ka Scienci Aur Fikri Tanaazur (2006) are best known.
See also
- List of Pakistani poets
- list of Urdu poets
- List of Pakistani writers
- List of Urdu writers