Saqi Farooqi

Saqi Farooqi
ساقی فاروقی
Born	(1936-12-21)21 December 1936 Gorakhpur, India
Died	19 January 2018(2018-01-19) (aged 81) London
Known for	Poetry

Saqi Farooqi (Urdu: ساقی فاروقی) was an Urdu poet born on 21 December 1936 in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, India.[1][2][3] His family migrated from India to East Pakistan and then to Karachi, Pakistan. He went from Pakistan to London and made an influence in English poetry.[4] His famous works include Behram ki wapsi and Razoon se bhara basta.[5][6]

Died

Farooqi died on 19 January 2018 at the age of 81 in London.[7]

References

1. Parekh, Rauf (25 December 2016). "Poetically inclined". Dawn.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Voices of the Dispossessed". Indianexpress.com. 13 January 2018.
3. "Annual of Urdu Studies, No. 3, 1983. Page 27. -- Annual of Urdu Studies -- Digital South Asia Library". Dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
4. Ṣiddīqī, Naẓīr (19 January 1998). "Columns on Books in English and Urdu". N. Siddiqi – via Google Books.
5. Farooqi, Saqi (19 January 1985). "Behram Ki wapsi". Qausain – via Google Books.
6. Farooqi, Saqi (19 January 1981). "Razoon say bhara basta". Sweeza Art – via Google Books.
7. "Renowned Poet Saqi Farooqi Passes Away In London". Abbtakk.tv.