Amjad Islam Amjad is a renowned poet, dramatist, translator, columnist and songwriter. Their creative journey covers more than half a century. He used more than 70 books on Urdu literature and dozens of memorable plays such as "Heir" (1979), "Pressure", "Denial", "The Door" and "The Sea" (1983). دیئے۔ 75-year-old Amjad Islam Amjad has been awarded Sattar Imtiaz (1981) and Pride of Performance (1987) for his literary services, while the number of awards received by various institutions is 37.
He began his career as a lecturer at Government MAO College, Lahore in 1968, after which he held various government positions on deputation, including Deputy Director, Punjab Council of Arts (1975 to 1979), Director General Erdoدو. Authorities include the Science Board (1997 to 1999) and the Project Director, the Children's Library (2000 to 2004).news world ahmed
In 2008, the Director retired as the Punjab Text Book Board. His journey of creation began in 1974 with the first collection of poetry, "Barzakh" and continues to this day.news woorld ahmed
In the past, a special detailed meeting was held from Amjad Islam Amjad, in which many of his art and personality were revealed, very interesting, which will certainly be a cause for heartache for the readers of Jung, Sunda Magazine.
Q: Tell me a little bit about your family background.
A: My ancestors were from Sialkot. He was involved in the handicraft business, and the race was coming to fruition. We were more focused on skill than education. Around 1930, my grandfather Qutbuddin moved to Lahore and set up a wood and iron factory here.
They had 6 children and all were affiliated with the business. In 1960 my father, Muhammad Islam also shifted to Lahore and started the business of hardware tools on Brandt Road, which was then called "Banana Road". ۔ Let me tell you here that my father was not as happy about business as my uncle was.
Q: You were born in Lahore?
A: Yes, I was born on August 4, 1944 in Lahore. I have four sisters, three brothers and I am the eldest. One brother and one sister no longer live in the world. As a family, I should have gone into business too, but the power had set some other paths for me.
Teaching in the family was a taboo, nobody except an uncle had seen the school, college, but I was interested in studying and I am thankful to my father that he too interrupted my decision. Did not add Especially in the event that they had seven children and were not financially comfortable, but they still did not let me become a landlord.
Q: What school did you enroll in?
A: There was a Muslim Model High School near our house, which was then a large upper class classroom. The fees were also not high and the teachers also taught the students as their children. The name of greed did not even exist. Until the matriculation, this school continued to be my bed, with its walls still etched on my mind.
Q: Some special memories of childhood… ??
A: That was the lesson that set the path for my life afterwards. So every window of memories unveils a new scene, but there are two memories that have played a key role in shaping my life. What. One is my grandmother, who disappeared due to an illness at the age of two. They spent most of their lives in the dark, but lonely humans struggled with loneliness.
They learned the art of collecting children around them to spend time, and that was art, to tell stories. God gave them the Queen of the story. I was also among the children in the house and in the palace, who heard stories from them at night. I was studying in the seventh, the seventh day, and inside of me, the writers hiding in the backyard of Lashore, writing to write.
I was an active member of school's literature. So all I would do was listen to the story from the room at night, in the morning, in the literature, and not just the class fellows, the teachers would also say, "Wow! Have a mind? "Even a teacher named my" story machine ".
This series lasted for many years. Later, I got the benefit of it when our headmaster, MA Aziz Sahib (Dr Mahboob-ul-Haq, the economist's father) made me the editor of the school's "Landmark". Maybe they realized that I had a scribe hidden inside me, and then that school magazine became the hallmark of my life. I realized that awakening was a relief for me.
Q: What was your father's reaction? Would you be happy?
A: They were not well-educated, just read newspapers, etc., so their reaction would have been reasonable, but indirectly they planted my literary taste, which they probably did not even realize. He often used to read detective novels for the time being, sometimes reading books from the Anah library, Colonel Shafiq-ur-Rahman's books and Ibn Safi's novels.
It was my responsibility to bring the books and return them, from here I got stuck reading books, and then there was a time when Ibn Safi's detective brought a novel, 112-page novel on the road ten minutes to the house. Reads on the go.
In this way I could not be a detective, but the benefit was that my study habits became stronger and the penman inside me was encouraged. Dad passed away two years ago at the age of 95. I am sure they saw my accomplishments as a child. Mother died in 2000.
Q: Do you often mention the awakening of school-age masters?
A: Yes, yes. Aunty's stories and dad's detective novels served as a cover for my literary tastes, but there's a third person involved too, and she's the master awakening. In those days we used to live on Fleming Road and Awakir was also there. He was a good lawyer.
He had opened an academy for students in the palace, which had hundreds of books in his library. I met them often; they were so impressed with my heart-sticking in the books that they kept telling their sister-in-law that I should not refuse whatever book I asked for.
By the 10th grade, I had read all the names and poems of that period, especially the Urdu poets, classical poets Mir Taqi Mir, Momin, Ghalib, etc. Thus the plant of literary tastes that had taken root in me began to grow more and more through the aquifers through these books.
Q: Did you really want to be a poet or a writer?
A: Poetry was associated with poetry and books, and it happens to most students, especially where in our time every class used to be bizarre (which has now become part of the past), but ask the truth. Wanted to be a cricketer from the inside. I was the captain of my school's cricket team and wanted to pursue cricket as a career.
After matriculation, he joined Islamia College, Railway Road and later completed his BA from Islamia College, Civil Lines. During this time cricket, poetry and literature continued to go along. In this sense, you could call me a rider of two boats.
I was unable to decide whether to desert literature and poetry or choose the cricket field. Because in the field of cricket, I had a wonderful career. When I entered Islamia College, I was one of the team that defeated the Government College team 12 years later, while the Government College team included Test cricketers like Salim Altaf and Shafqat Rana. My performance in cricket was good in every way and I was dreaming of becoming a captain.
Thanks to dad I didn't have to shop
A memorable picture with Father Muhammad Islam
Q: But the rider of the two boats is always at a loss. What happened to you
A: Those who say, "Wishes, desires keep flowing in the hearts of men, but the final decision is timely.", The same has happened to me. There were two instances when I had to choose a boat. It was a selection of players for the varsity cricket team, and I was shocked when I learned that a CSP officer's recommendation son had been hired, though he was in the process. Was far less.
I was in deep despair at the same time that the BA was released. I came first in Urdu, on the basis of which I got a scholarship and this scholarship was very good. The university fee was Rs 12, while the scholarship was Rs 50. This scholarship sealed the separation from cricket, because if I had enrolled for an Arduino at Nantel College, I would not be able to play on the University cricket team.
In the meantime, master Awakening also advised me to do MA Urdu, his advice could not be avoided, so MA got admission in Urdu. That was the turning point in my life and I think that was the best decision of my life. Even if he joined cricket, he could not be a top level player. The lens was also used during that time and the physical structure was also fair to the game.
Q: What was your creative journey at that time?
A: My poems, lyrics, and writings were hidden in candles, candles, rocks, moonlight, and it was a pleasure to find that they were also found. Lyrics and poetry (I did not write fiction) was my net practice, which subsequently worked in the literary field.
By that time I had stepped into the literary world. During his BA at Islamia College, he was the secretary-general of Urdu-speaking Urdu. Conduct several poems in this regard in the college. During this time I had the opportunity to meet with great poets like Ihsan Danish, Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi, Hafiz Jalandhari, Zaheer Kashmiri, Munir Niazi. Listen to your creations too.
Q: When did you get married and do what you like?
A: I got married on March 23, 1975, which was my choice, but the parents' wishes included. Firdous is my first cousin. We loved each other. I was the one who propounded them. It is another thing that does not confess to them. My two daughters are Roshan Aqeb, Tehsin Nasir while one son is Ali Zeeshan, all three are married to Masha Allah.
Ali's two sons are 9-year-old Ibrahim and 6-year-old Moses. He has 9 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. One of my daughters is the daughter-in-law of the well-known comic poet, Anwar Masood. They have completed an M.Phil after four children. The other daughter did MA Psychology.
The wedding day is not forgotten by any means, but I can not forget that on the same day, my drama regarding Pakistan is awakened. Later, in the next 25 years, I received this award 16 times, which is a record.
Q: Probably a new era in your literary life began after MA Urdu?
A: Exactly. I got a first position in MA Urdu and also got a job as a lecturer in fifteen days. My first appointment was at Islamia College, Railway Road, but later I preferred MAO College as a regular government job. It was 1975, I was a lecturer, but in the Punjab Arts Council, which was newly created in those days, I was posted as Deputy Director on the next scale (18th) on deputation.
I also apologized, which surprised the selection boarders. I didn't even know the difference between 17th and 18th grade at that time. It was an office job and the radio man, Sajjad Azhar, was my boss. Several months later, when I found out that they fix many of my office mistakes themselves, I asked them the reason, saying, "Son! I knew your intentions were right, there were office errors. ”I wonder where such people meet nowadays.
Q: Didn't government employment have a negative impact on creative activities?
A: The pen of the writer and the penman never stops, if stopped, it becomes rusty. During that time my creations continued to be published and collections continued to appear, but the TV doors opened in 1973, when my first play was on air. The interesting thing is that I wrote the play for TV on the comedy of Athar Shah Khan (Jedi) in 1968, who said that as I talk, write, it shows that Inside there is a Sense of Drama Writing.
In fact, he was the one who pushed me in the field of dramatization, but apparently the drama could not be televised from PTV, and you would be surprised to hear that over the next 5 years I have been writing drama on PTV. Tried my best, but my writing was not accepted.
However, there was a bit of encouragement in 1965, when during the war of September I received a telecast of the anthem and I received a check for Rs. 12 per check. You could also call it my first literary earning, while the first professional earning as a lecturer was paid.
Q: Would it hurt to not accept TV writing?
A: In fact there were many TV channels and writers all over the country, including big names. There was a whole galaxy of playwrights like Ashfaq Ahmed, Bano Kadasiya, Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, Hameed Kashmiri, Manmo Bhai, Athar Shah Khan and Kamal Ahmed Rizvi. It was difficult, if not impossible, to make room for a new warrior. The same strategy took 5 years. Then in 1973 PTV announced the launch of a series called "first play" for new playwrights.
I was disappointed that I was not a writer, but wrote a play, which not only accepted, but also won the first position. In this drama titled "Last Dream," Neel Kamal, Khalid Saeed Butt acted, while the director was Salahuddin, who later moved to East Pakistan. Then in 1974, a series on women's international day from PTV called "Eve" was launched.
For this, I wrote two plays called "Barzakh" and "Mom's Doll," with directors Ghafran Imtiaz and Younus Mansoor. Assistance was provided by Shira Kazmi, who has entered the field. After these dramas were telecast, I thought the doors of PTV, Lahore would open on me, but no one lifted.
Meanwhile, Kanwar Aftab came to Lahore, he was looking for a playwright on March 23. Probably they contacted me on the advice of GM Salahuddin. Kanwar Aftab, as a poet, liked me, but he was a little out of sorts, saying plainly: "See this. If the drama doesn't go well, then I have to throw it in the trash. "
I felt bad at the time, but then accepted it as a challenge and then not only passed my drama, but also mentioned some drama drama mysteries that were very useful to me. The series went on, but for me the turning point was Riyadh Batalvi's feature-based drama series "A Reality, a Passover."
Of the dozens of plays received for this series, 4 were mine. This 50-minute TV series became hugely popular in the audience, and it seemed to me that after several years of struggle, my legs finally froze.
Q: The "heir" proved to be a milestone in your drama-making career, which people of old generation have not forgotten until now.
A: Yes, yes. His story is as dramatic as the drama heir itself. It's 1979. At that time there was talk of PTV across the country. Producers would go to the Islamabad General Manager Conference with ideas of dramas and follow it after approval. These days, a 25-minute drama serial was approved. However, the playwright whose name was suggested declined for some reason.
There was a stir on PTV now that the GM conference was on its way. They looked at me. What if blind, two eyes, I was looking for opportunity, so yes. Thus began the 25-minute drama serial "Heir", but in the first seven episodes, it became so popular that the duration had to be 50 minutes.
Q: How did his idea come to mind?
A: The "heir" started in a hurry, but its idea was already in my mind. Basically the drama revolves around feudal system and Punjab or Sindh, everyone knew what this system was. Yawar Hayat was its producer. He was a resident of Khanpur and often used to tell me stories of feudal mentality there.
They also helped to form the protagonists, but as far as the central idea is concerned, it was not a single day's work, the fabric of the story was made after years of study, observation and experience. For example, in college I had the opportunity to read Chinese and Russian magazines.
These magazines also included the spread of communism and socialism, and the Third World was being affected. Other people did not know how to view the literature, but my thinking changed. It's not that I became a Communist, it just expanded my thinking, which British India imposed on us from a certain angle. The people of British India could only see through the window that was open to them.
While China and Russia's literature showed us a different world and found out that there is a world other than Britain. Then, while studying at the University, there was also the opportunity to meet the proud, aristocrats of landlords, elders and large landowners.
Thus, many aspects of the mindset of the elders, landlords, came into being, whose representative, the main character of the play, was Hashmat Khan. However, the drama, which was so popular, was a blessing from Allah. Then the "heir" dabbled in Chinese and it is said that the streets were quiet during the play, so there was no exaggeration.
Q: After the "heir", would your demand have increased a lot?
A: The "heir" hit in the 1980s, and then there was the line of drama writers, but I apologize, because I'm convinced of the quality. If the machine had been made, it would have fallen very quickly. I always gap between my plays.
For the first 6 months I do a complete restoration. Then after 6 months I think of a new idea, which takes about a year to complete and then write. So my plays have a minimum of two years. Well that was my height in terms of dramaturgy. I got the award for Best TV Drama Writer in 1980, 1984, 1998, 1998, 1999 and 2001.
Q: Then why did you stop writing for TV?
A: I wrote 9 serials from 1980 to 2000 and each serial has a two year interval. The last drama was written for TV in 2000 and remained almost silent until 2019. However, another creative journey continued in the meantime. The number of books based on my poetry collections, columns, travels, translations and plays has reached 70. Attending overseas poets, in-country events, giving full time to wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Life is just going to be a lot of fun.
Q: Is it because you are disappointed with today's TV dramas?
A: Of course, nowadays there is a market for TV dramas in which all kinds of goods are available, so I am very disappointed with them. There is no doubt that the drama industry has made significant strides. There are the latest tools, the presentation is good. The drama is great too, artistically, but I'm not satisfied with the content of these plays (CONTENT).
Most plays are based on topics such as divorce, marital strife, illicit relationships, openly bonded friendships, excessively free, fashionable environments, high moral values, the uproar of family systems, offspring of children, the plight of human relationships. Are. Families, brothers and sisters away, some plays, husband and wife can not sit together. Granted, a few plays are improvisational, but I'm talking about the majority, which will only get glamor.
Q: In the dramas you have a strong reflection of the social issues. Rain, love and love in poetry ... so what is this cycle?
A: The penman owns the senses and a poet cannot live without being affected by the environment around him. The colors of the season especially catch her up in the morning. And as far as love, love is concerned, then I think, they have nothing to do with it.
Yes, though, the colors of love change. As Yusuf said, "It is a matter of age that we see girls in the trees, then there is a time when the girls also see the trees." It is divided into girlfriends, wives, then wives, children and grandchildren.
Q: They say that their children look better than their children, is that really so?
A: This is exactly the case and one of the major reasons is that the time of education and training of your children is a constant, there are millions of challenges. Neither conscious of the day, nor of the night, naturally we are less able to focus on the wife and the children. Then when the moment of retirement or relative leisure comes and the grandchildren, grandchildren, and grandchildren come forward, then we give them the love and affection (but also the trust) that we have not been able to give to our children.
Q: Do you enjoy spending time with them?
A: Don't ask anything. In fact, today's children are the "people" of a changing age. This world is new to them. I could not even imagine going to my grandfather's room, though he was very affectionate, but today my grandson enters the room and says "Dude! When are you going to England?
Must bring me chocolates and candies. ”Just two weeks ago in England, my son Ali spoke to Moses. He asked "Dad! Chocolates and bunties are arranged. "The elder said," Grandpa, you have to go to the biggest chocolate shop and rob it. "I said," Of course. You do not worry. That is what I will do. ”Now tell me, what could be more exciting than that. But I tell you what happened to me the most.
When I visit, 9-year-old Ibrahim even notes how much of a guest I manage, with whom I drink tea, and how much time I give. Once a few guests arrived, I gave her a mobile and said, "Son! Play with it a little longer. Let me just talk. "Gossip with the guests got a bit long, so he came to me secretly and said in the ear" Dada! Looks like they will drink tea. " When will you get to hear it again?
Q: To what extent are Begum allowed?
A: Rafiqat plays a very important role in the success of life. On the days when life was struggling, my wife was very supportive and created such an ease and environment that I could not have any problems, otherwise difficult stages of life could not be easily settled.
Q: So it should be understood that every successful man has a woman's hand?
A: Yes, that's right, but only one woman should. However, many women are behind every failed man.
Q: In your place of struggle, do you also believe in prayer?
A: Prayer is 100% sure, but man is very patient. One must struggle first and then leave the result to Allah. Man measures Allah's mercy according to his calendar, while this calendar is his own invention, and Allah is beyond the reach of time. It's too late to accept our prayers, so we complain, "Allah! It has been six and a half months, the prayer has not been accepted.
I am convinced of Mian Muhammad Bakhsh's poem, "Give less water, get more exercise ... Owner should bring low fruit, bring it or not." I am 100% sure of the Unseen and the Power. I know that another mysterious universe exists around us, and if we fall into this parallel line, then nature automatically paves the way for us.
I personally am thankful to the Lord that He has not put me to the test. As much as it struggled, it was richly rewarded. Although there was an era when there wasn't much happiness, but after the "heir" came to the position to get 50,000 Suzuki cars, but I always saw the sheets and spread the legs. We moved to Defense from our Garhi Shahu home in 2000.
Q: Did the germs of writing also move in the offspring?
A: The daughters are also nba standings Allah teachers. But eldest son Ali Zeeshan has somehow come into the field. Making documentaries nowadays.
Q: Any wish that has not been fulfilled?
A: Allaah has exceeded the provisions. All my personal aspirations have been fulfilled, but one thing in my heart is that our country has not done as much as it should. Poverty and basic human needs are the soul of millions of Pakistanis deprived of health, education and so on.
Q: Masha Allah you are 70 plus. Does Old Age Fear?
A: I am realistic in this matter. 30,35 years ago I read a book by a Chinese intellectual who had a chapter entitled "Happy old age." The main point was that we should accept old age just as our elders did.
If I try to be Vasai Shah or Rehman Faris in this era, it will be my only loss. This is the best time to celebrate what they have achieved through their hard work, honor, achievement, happiness, mutual connection and popularity.nba standings
Q: Does man make fate or does man make fate?
A: Both. The servant makes the fate and the fate makes the servant.
Q: How do you relate to music?
A: Yes. It was a hobby that made me memorize many songs and songs. I am proud that Madam Noorjahan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Hamid Ali Khan, Jagjit, Ghulam Ali and others have sung my songs. Recently Asha Bhosle has sung my song "How can I go to Sajna" at the age of 80.
Q: Are your friends good or are you good friends?
A: Friends of childhood are a life worth investing in. I knew it well from the beginning, but Jamiluddin Aali sealed it at an event. There were several young friends of mine at the function and were laughing at me, but all along were my "record". nba standings -ud-din Aaliyah, who was also seeing himself doing this, said, "Amjad! Today I learned why fame has not damaged your mind.
I know that fame is not a digestive tract. But these longtime friends of yours do not let your mind deteriorate. See how many childhood friends are with her when she's on the rise. "
Q: Ever realized that the present era has been emptied of famous writers and poets?
A: Yes, this is often said, but I do not agree. Looking at the history of literature, you will find that certain names come together at the same time. There was a period in Europe, when Cats, Shelley, Shakespeare were all playing coin. After that there was silence for a year and a half. We had a thumping of progressive writers here in 1936, then a wave of writers in the nba standings and 1980s, and now there is a wait.
The number of people who come to literary events today will be 10% in the next ten to fifteen years, but we must understand that no one is indispensable. The world does not end with the dominant. Of course, the writers of the ancient times used to be poets, poets, after hard work, mathematics, and now, the social media credentials are now considered enough to become a poet.
I remember when I was in BA, when the circle started to go to tastes, and a year and a half later, I was inspired to talk. The critics there used to take great news. Writers would receive certificates after going through the rigors of criticism. Now on social media, people are giving credentials and stories to those who are like them. In such a case, the famine of the Janine pen-makers has to suffer.
Q: You have traveled to 26 countries, it is said that new Urdu settlements are being settled in foreign countries?
A: I would say it's over. I also said at a Chicago concert that "seniors organize literary concerts to keep busy. I will be truly happy when your children are sitting in front of me. ”There are about 8 million Pakistanis living abroad, who understand and speak Urdu. New settlements will be settled when the new generation takes part in these activities.
Q: Do you see any future for poetry in this era of science and technology? Will it not become a "slave" department?
A: No If this were the case, the poetry would disappear from the literature of the world, while its magic in every literature of the world is shrinking, though the colors of its expressions have changed. In fact, no matter how advanced a human being is, he is not a machine. He is a man of flesh, who has his own emotions, his heart, tears, tears, happiness, sadness, which cannot be measured scientifically. You just put yourself in the position of someone who likes a face at a concert, and that's natural.
How would you express that? Will your feelings not be erased in these words? "" Season to the eyes remembered a dream ... Centuries in which the summit was remembered ... The colors of the rainbow were seven, in its tone ... all the gamers forgot Gone, he remembered that face. "If you suffer from loneliness and sadness in the present material age, as most people do, wouldn't a materialist scientist even wear these words in the world?" This noise of 'Amjad' has taken us away ... Even if we talk to ourselves, many times are over now. "So the candle of poetry will never go away, be satisfied. Yes, and only a few of the Hazara poets survive.nba standings
It's also a marathon race. Thousands of poets are involved in the poetry race, only a few are left in the end. It is not even known who ran with them, but only the last four or five servants of this generation are known. There were about two and a half thousand poets in the time of Ghalib, who was also a diwan. No longer their mark, only the Almighty is alive. On this occasion, if we don't say it, it would be infuriating that there is a lot of poetry happening in far away places in our cities. There is more than one poet, but sadly they do not find the audience good.nba standings
Q: How do you view country politics?
A: I have no attachment to politics, but if I close the river, I will say that the country is not being taken over by Imran Khan and the welfare of the people, even in the past, has never been a top priority. Been there nba standings
Q: A prayer that is always on the lips.
A: In my play 'Rat', a phrase from Abid Kashmir became very famous and it was "Well your" country or people, friends and family, always praying for their well-being. live.
A word from Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi filled the literary journey
This event is also remarkable in that it gave me a wonderful sense of confidence in world literature, which later became an invaluable asset to my literary world. I recited my poem as a college representative at an interdisciplinary poem held on the Old Campus, to which Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi was invited.nba standings
After the poem we were in a room where only poets invited for tea. During tea time, Ahmed Nadeem Qasimi saw us coming towards us. When I got closer, I started to give them a way, but they addressed me and said, "My name is Ahmed Nadeem Qasimi." I said "Sir! Nobody knows you. "You say," I bring out a magazine, "art."nba standings
Will you give me the poem you just read in the poem, I want to print it. "I said" Yes! It will be my good fortune. ”Ahmad Nadeem will offer only one sentence of Qasim.“ It made me realize for the first time that I could write something. The words of the great poet, the encouragement and then the word "grace" he used, were so great that I could reach it while carrying the burden. Likewise, Faiz was also very kind.nba standings
It was popular to spend months writing a book flip, but one evening I gave them my whole word. At that time, they finished saying "Well I see" and gave me tea, but the next morning, at 10 o'clock I called myself and said, "Take my opinion on the flap from the office." The joy of having a small job was now given lessnba standings