ISLAMABAD: The 36th death anniversary of legendary poet and writer Faiz Ahmed Faiz is being observed today.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz was a poet with a unique identity. His literary work and poetry influenced Urdu literature all over the world. He was born in Sialkot in 1911.
Faiz Ahmed received his early education from Church Mission School and Masters in English and Arabic from Government College, Lahore.
He was fluent in six languages, including Russian and Persian. He wrote eight books and several collections of columns. Being the student of Patras Bukhari, (another famous name of Urdu Literature), Faiz published his first collection of poetry ‘Naqsh-e-Faryadi’ in 1939.
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He remained imprisoned for four years in the Rawalpindi conspiracy case and was called a poet of revolution for rebelling against outdated traditions. Faiz Ahmad Faiz raised his voice in his poetry for the poor and especially the working class.
They also had to endure the hardships of imprisonment because of their ideology. He was nominated for four Nobel Prizes. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, and the Nigar Award.
