Farigh bukhari biography

PESHAWAR: Noted trilingual poet and writer Syed Mir Ahmad Shah aka Farigh Bukhari was remembered by the members of Halqa-i-Arbab-i-Zauq Peshawar on Tuesday to mark his 24th death anniversary.

He was born and bred in Peshawar city and grew and lived with progressive ideas and literati.

He suffered imprisonments during military rule but stood like a rock and never budged even an inch from his stated position.

Farigh Bukhari was termed a true spirit of the age owing to his vast scholarship, vision and creative talent.

Together with Reza Hamadani, he contributed immensely to Pashto language and literature.

Halqa-i-Arbab-i-Zauq holds function to mark his 24th death anniversary

He authored around 18 books.

His books Adabiyat-i-Sarhad, Pashto Kay Lok Geet and Pathano Kay Romaan received great public appreciation.

His research work on the thoughts of Khushal Khan Khattak and Rahman Baba remained popular till today among literary circles due to his unique style of expression.

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