Mahmood Awan
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| Mahmood Awan at SOAS, University of London (2016) Mahmood Awan at SOAS, University of London (2016) | |
| Born | 24 February 1977 Padhrar, Khushab |
| Occupation | Writer |
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| Alma mater | "University of Engineering and Technology Lahore (UET)" |
| Period | 1990––present |
| Genre | Novel, Essay |
| Literary movement | Realism (arts) |
| Notable works | SEJAL (DAMPNESS) Raat Samundar Khed (Lets play with the night sea) Veeni Likhia Din (A day etched on her wrist) |
| Notable awards | Masud Khaddarposh Award: 2013 |
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Mahmood Awan (Born 24 February 1977 in Padhrar, Pakistan)[2] "Mahmood Awan is a leading Punjabi Poet and Journalist[3]Irish Pakistani who has written three books of Punjabi Poetry and writes for leading English Newspapers of Pakistan 'The News' and 'Dawn'[4] .
Early life
Mahmood Awan is a Punjabi Poet, essayist and Journalist. He did his Fsc. in Pre Engineering From University of Sargodha in 1994 and won a Silver Medal in Sargodha Division Exams. He completed his degree from University of Engineering and Technology Lahore (UET) in 2000.[5]
Career
After working with different multi-national companies in Pakistan and Abroad, he is currently settled in Dublin (Ireland). He is an award-winning author of three books of Punjabi poetry.
He writes literary columns on The News and Dawn News, leading English dailies of Pakistan. His Punjabi poetry is published on both sides of the Punjabi border. He was awarded the Masud Khaddarposh award and the Gure Nank award for his poetry. [6]
He worked with BBC Radio for WW1 and Soldiers of the empire. He has appeared on many radios and television shows.[7] During this time he wrote his famous book;[8]
His columns are frequently quoted in Indian newspapers, including Turbine, Hindustan Times, and Times of India. He started the popular literary page Kitab Trinjan Heer Ranjha.
Mahmood’s poems and Sobhati’s novella got extraordinary reviews [9] as the writers that he admires.
In PUNJAB NOTES on Dawn news: Mahmood’s poems and Sobhati’s novella. Mahmood’s poems come across as a highly creative endeavor to discover the imaginative buried beneath the mundanity of the real and the real that lies hidden in apparent opaqueness of the imaginative[10] Timeless Lahore The novel Madho Lal Hussain: Lahore di Vel represents the best of what contemporary Punjabi literature has to offer
Bibliography
- Raat Samundar Khed (Lets play with the night sea) published by Kitab Trinjan, Lahore (2002)
- Veeni Likhia Din (A day etched on her wrist) Published by Sanjh, Lahore (2012)
- Sejal (Dampness) Published by Sanjh, Lahore (2017)
- "Author Archives Page at Uddari:" (2017)
- "Author Archives Page at TNS:"(2017)
- "Mahmood Awan:Seamus the Famous (Seamus Heaney): Published 15 th Sep 2013"
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- "Mahmood Awan:Feminine Metaphor: Published on 25th January 2015" Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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- [http://tns.thenews.com.pk/khalistan-anti-sikh-pogrom-poetry-1984/#.WfcAQ1u0PIU "Mahmood Awan: 1984: Harbhajan Singh Published 22 nd October 2017"
Awards
- For Sejal Book Launch Review:[11]
- The Golden Legend at Lannan Literary Awards 2016
- Masud Khaddarposh Award: (2013)[12]
References
- ↑ Mahmood Awan:. BOOK. Search this book on
- ↑ Dawn, News (12 May 2017). "Mahmood Awan: A life in literature". DAWN NEWS. "The Sobhati`s novella". Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ http://tns.thenews.com.pk/writers/mahmood-awan/mahmood on the news
- ↑ https://www.dawn.com/authors/3587/mahmood-awanmahmood on dawn news
- ↑ "Mahmood Awan". Bradford Literature Festival. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ↑ [1]. The Punjabiyyat. Published Feb , 2015.
- ↑ Random House
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ name=http://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=12_05_2017_177_001"MAHMOOD POEM REVIEWS"
- ↑ Article Mahmood Awan at Dawn news
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ http://www.wichaar.com/news/117/ARTICLE/29437/2013-05-04.html
External links
- "Mahmood Awan: Page at Bradford Literature Festival"
- DAWN NEWS Zubair’s Book Report,
- "Mahmood Awan: Book Review: BBC Urdu"
- "Mahmood Awan: Apna org Author Page:"
- "Mahmood Awan: Songs of Exile:"
- -Awan/ Destruction of Culture ITU Punjab Report
- " IP singh on Punjabi Diaspora Literature"[permanent dead link]
- " Niru on LaggiaaN Heer nu Millan Wadhaian Nay"
Profiles
Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:Pakistani writers
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