Khawar Rizvi
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Khawar Rizvi خاور رضوي | |
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Khawar Rizvi (1 June 1938 – 15 November 1981), was a renowned poet, and scholar of Urdu and Persian. Born as Syed Sibte Hassan Rizvi, he chose to adopt the pen name "Khawar," which signifies "the East" in the Persian language, for the purpose of composing his poetry and essays. Highly reverent and captivated by the east, its way of life, and its inherent principles, Rizvi's profound affection for this region was unyielding. [citation needed]
Early life and career
Khawar Rizvi belonged to a noble Syed family. He was born on 1 June 1938. Some sources claim that his actual year of birth was 1936, but the official documents show that he was born in 1938.[citation needed] He inherited the talent for poetry from his mother Abida Begum, who herself was a poet of high caliber, though most of her poetry could not be preserved. His maternal uncle Dr Abul Hassan was a well-known poet and scholar.[according to whom?] Bano Saidpuri, an eminent poet, was his aunt.[citation needed] Khawar Rizvi's father, Syed Najm ul Hassan Rizvi, belonged to armed forces of Pakistan.[citation needed] He fully supported and encouraged his son to become a great man.[citation needed]
Rizvi was fond of knowledge and learning since his early childhood. He received his formal education at Government School, Campbell Pur, now called
Ideology and activism
Rizvi belonged to the
Tributes and homages
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The progressive poetry of Rizvi was acknowledged and appreciated during his lifetime and after his death. Writers and poets like
He was respected as a thinker and scholar throughout his life though it was so short in years but too big in deeds. Khawar Rizvi’s thought was progressive. He never compromised on any subjugation. Though he was in a high position in the Social Security department he always defended the rights of the workers. All his life he loved youth and children. He never liked disappointment and negative thinking. He was so full of life that death didn’t dare to enter his home but caught him in the middle of way far from his home in the morning and mourning hours of 15th November 1981 when he was only 43. After so many years of his death, he still lives in the hearts and memories of those who love his personality and his poetry.
References
- Rizvi, Khawar. "All writing of Khawar Rizvi". www.rekhta.org.
Further reading
- Khawar Rizvi, The Poet of Hope, Kidzine International, November 2009, ed Farwa Hassan