Kashif Malik
Kashif Malik | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 August 1985 Khushab, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Poet, Editor, Educationist, Broadcaster |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Education | Master of Arts |
| Genre | Ghazal, Nazm, Nasr |
| Subject | Literature |
| Notable works | Aur Wisal, Parikhana, Dil e Laila, Ishqabad |
| Website | |
| poetkashifmalik | |
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Kashif Malik (Urdu: کاشف ملک ) is a Pakistani Urdu poet, writer, editor, translator, educationist and broadcaster. He lives in Khushab, Pakistan.
Early life
Kashif was born in Khushab, Pakistan. He gained a master's degree in Urdu Literature from Punjab University in Lahore. He started writing poetry in 2002 and has published twelve books of poetry, two Kulliyat and one selection of his romantic poetry so far. He wrote some books in Urdu prose and edited and translated some valuable works of prose from English to Urdu.
Kashif joined the National Book Foundation as a consultant and as editor of the monthly Kitab in 2012. In 2012, he also joined the monthly Aassar as an editor.
He conducted All Pakistan Mushairas since 2008 on Pakistan Television (PTV). He also presented the literary program Urdu Adab Mein Aurat Ka Kirdar ("The Role of Woman in Urdu Literature") on PTV.
Kashif also works as a Subject Specialist in the National Language Authority, Islamabad and is planning to bring out a new literary magazine Khwabgar (the Dream Maker)'s Ahmad Faraz (a great Urdu poet) number.
Books of poetry
He started writing in 2002 and published twelve collections of poetry.
- Huweda (2005)
- Shehr e saba (2007)
- Aur Wisal (2008)
- Khwabnaey (2008)
- Bagh e Shab (2009)
- Bazdeed (2010)
- Haft Aasman (2011)
- Parikhana (2012)
- Adan Ke Rastey Par (2013)
- Dil e Laila (2014)
- Ishqabad (2016)
- Hijr Nama (2018)
He has also published two Kulliyat and one selection of his poetry:
- Kita e Khwab (2014)
- Kitab e Jan (2015)
- Woh Sham Zara Si Gehri Thi (2015)
Books of prose and translations
- Sharq Shanasi (Orientalism, 2015) translated by Edward Said
- Bartanvi Hind Ka Mustaqbil (Verdict on India, 2017) translated by Beverley Nichols
Editorship
Kashif has also been the editor of four literary magazines
- Mustaqbil (2001–2004)
- Kitab (2008–2015)
- Aasar (2008–2014)
- Khwabgar (2018)
References
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