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Perveen Shakir | Death
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Perveen Shakir Death
On Dec 26th, 1994, Shakir's car collided with a
bus while she was on her way to work in Islamabad. The accident
resulted in her death, a great loss to the Urdu poetry world. The road
on which the accident took place is named after her.
Perveen Shakir | Education
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Perveen Shakir Education
Shakir
was highly educated. She received two undergraduate degrees, one
in English literature and the other in linguistics, and
obtained MA degrees in the same subjects from the University of Karachi.
She also held a PhD, and another MA degree in Bank Administration.
In
1982, Shakir qualified the Central Superior Services Examination. In
1991, she obtained an MA degree in Public Administration from Harvard
University, USA.
Perveen Shakir | Born
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Perveen Shakir Born
Shakir was born on 24 November 1952 in Gaya Bihar in India.
Perveen Shakir | Honors
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Perveen Shakir Honors
Shakir's first book, Khushbu, was awarded the Adamjee Award. Later, she was awarded the Pride of Performance, one of Pakistan's highest honors.
Upon her death, the
Parveen Shakir Trust was established by her close friend, Parveen Qadir
Agha. The Parveen Shakir Trust organizes a yearly function and gives out
the "Aks-e-Khushbo" award.
Perveen Shakir | Capital Reception
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Perveen Shakir Capital Reception
Shakir's poetry was well-received, and after
her untimely death she is now considered one of the best and "most
prominent" modern poets Urdu language has ever produced. Hailed as a
"great poetess," her poetry has drawn comparisons to that of Iranian
poet Forough Farrokhzad, and she is considered among the breed of
writers "regarded as pioneers in defying tradition by expressing the
"female experience" in Urdu poetry."
A source states, "Parveen ... seems to have
captured the best of Urdu verse ... Owing to [her] style and range of
expressions one will be intrigued and ... entertained by some
soul-stirring poetry." Another praises "her rhythmic flow and polished
wording."
Literary figure Iftikhar Arif has praised
Shakir for impressing "the young lot through her thematic variety and
realistic poetry," for adding "a new dimension to the traditional theme
of love by giving expression to her emotions in a simple and pellucid
style," and using a "variety of words to convey different thoughts with
varying intensities."
The Delhi Recorder has stated that Shakir "has given the most beautiful female touch to Urdu poetry."
Perveen Shakir | Free Verse
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Perveen Shakir Ghazalyaat
As compared to her ghazalyaat Shakir's
free verse is much bolder, and explores social issues and taboos,
including gender inequality, discrimination, patriotism, deceit,
prostitution, the human psyche, and current affairs. It is also much
more modern and up-to-date.
Shakir is known for having employed the usage
of pop culture references and English words and phrases, that have mixed
up with Urdu, in her free verse - a practice that is both generally
considered inappropriate, and criticized, in Urdu poetry. An example is
the poemDepartmental Store MeiN [In a Departmental Store], which
is named thus despite the fact that there the term 'departmental store'
could easily have been substituted with its Urdu equivalent, and where
words like 'natural pink,' 'hand lotion,' 'shade,' 'scent' and 'pack'
are brought into use, and references made to cosmetics brands like,
Pearl, Revlon, Elizabeth Arden, and Tulip. Other examples are her poems Ecstasy,Nun and Picnic.
Shakir's free verse also contains a few,
credited translated or inspired works i.e. poems that are translations
of, or inspired by, other authors. Examples are Wasteland, a poem inspired by Elliot's poem of the same name, and Benasab Wirsay Ka Bojh [The Burden of Illegitimate Inheritance], a translation of W.B. Yeats's Leda and the Swan.
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