Parveen Shakir's Services For Urdu Literature Remembered

Prominent Literary figures and poets on Thursday prayed to rest the departed soul of Parveen Shakir on the occasion of her 24th death anniversary.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Dec, 2018 ) :Prominent Literary figures and poets on Thursday prayed to rest the departed soul of Parveen Shakir on the occasion of her 24th death anniversary.

The literary organizations organized multiple events across the country to pay tribute to the poetess, and some literary figures who gathered here across the country to attend the literary event to remember Mirza Ghalib at presidency, praised Perveen Shakir's contribution for promotion of urdu literature.

Parveen Shakir was born on November 24, 1952 in Karachi. She is regarded as a pioneer who defied the tradition by expressing the "female experience" in Urdu poetry.

In education, she did three Masters in English Literature, Linguistics and Bank Management, and a PhD in Bank Administration.

She was the first female poetess who expressed emotions and feelings of a young girl in a realistic manner.

Spontaneity in expression was the hallmark of her poetry which mesmerized the young lot especially girls of her time.

Shakir rose to prominence through her poem "Khushbu". She employed mainly two forms of poetry in her work Gazal and couplets. Her poetry is a combination of classical traditions and modern sensitivity.

Her prominent work is based on feminism, romanticism and social stigmas. Shakir was the first poetess, who used the word 'larki' in her writings in a male-dominated department. Her poetry is a reflection of feminine perspective on love, romance, aloofness, separation and intimacy.

The literary figures appealed the government to pay special attention on promotion of Urdu language by getting their services for the cause.