Josh's 21st death anniversary on Feb 22

ISLAMABAD: Josh Literary Foundation' will observe the 21st death anniversary of great revolutionary poet Josh Malihabbadi on February 22 to pay homage to the services of the legendary figure.

Several ceremonies including seminars, memorial meetings and discussion forums will be organize to remember of great poet and apprise the younger generation with different aspects of his professional life and his personality.

Josh was born on December 5, 1894 in Malihabad Lucknow India, where he received his early education and after that he did senior Cambridge at Aligarh University.

An official of Josh Literary Foundation told APP here on Saturday that he also worked with Nizam Daccan as translator in Hyderabad Daccan.

He informed that Josh was awarded with `Padma Bhosnam' from government of India which is the biggest award of the country. In the regime of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, he was appointed as advisor film and publication and also rendered services as advisor in ministry of Education.

He also worked with `Taraqi Urdu Board' as Motamid-e-Aizaz at Karachi, the official said adding, Josh's remarkable books were `Shola-o-Shabnam', Harf-o-Hikayat, Samoon-o-Saba, Mehrab-o-Mizrab, Tala-e-Fikar etc. Josh's autobiography `Yadoon ki Barat' is mile stone in urdu literature.

Josh was died on February 22, 1982 and was buried at Islamabad graveyard at Sector H-8

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