Shakir shuja abadi shikwa
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A Short Biography About Shakir Shuja Abadi[Legend Saraiki Peot]
Shakir Shujabadi (born 25 February 1968) is a Saraiki/Punjabi Urdu poet. He can not speak (properly due to physical disability).
Shakir Shuja Abadi started to recite his thoughts at the local darbar. By the early 90s he had achieved prominence in Saraiki culture. His first proper mushaira was held in 1986. He headlined the All-Pakistan Mushaira held in 1991. The last mushaira before his childhood condition got worse was held in 1994, but he still recited.
His poetry is laced with beautiful prose, which offers riddles regarding the world and society. He discusses themes of honesty, poverty, inequality and underdevelopment related to the region. He is able to overcome linguistic barriers to appeal to non-Seraiki speakers.
Among his best-known verses are “Tu Mehnat Kar, Tay Mehnat da silla Jaane Khuda Jaane” (Just work hard and reward for that hard work, only God knows what you will get) and “Tu dewa bal kay rakh shakir, Hawa jaane khuda jany” (Light the lamp, and let the winds decide or
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Shakir Shuja Abadi
Pakistani Saraiki poet (born c. 1953)
Dr. Shakir Shujabadi (Urdu: شاکر شجاع آبادی) is a prominent Saraiki-language poet (born 25 February 1954) in Shujabad, a small city near Multan, Pakistan.[1][2][3][4]
In 2007, he received his first presidential award.[2]
Governor Awards Honorary PhD Degrees to Shakir Shuja Abadi at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB).[2]
Career
His first proper Mushaira (live poetry symposium) was held in 1986, and then he was a leading Seraiki language poet at another 'mushaira' in 1991.[1]
In 2016, at a book launching ceremony in Lodhran, Punjab, the President of Urdu Department at Allama Iqbal Open University of Islamabad was quoted as saying:
"Shakir Shuja Abadi is a renowned name in Saraiki poetry who holds true heart and feelings. Such poets always hold higher place in the society as their poetry depicts true aspects of personal and social life."[3]
In 2017, he received his second presidential award. He reportedly said to report
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Updated: Aug 2, 2024
Our nation tends to care about artists only when they lie in a shabby hospital room, breathing their last, surrounded by the gloom of death. The people singing songs and dancing to a world on fire aren’t cared for. Such was the case for Shakir Shujaabadi, the unsung giant of Seraiki literature.
He was born in the small town of Shujaabad near the city of Saints (Multan), Pakistan, on 25 February 1954. Shakir was born with a childhood disability causing linguistic barriers. He was raised in a poverty-stricken environment, one of the main reasons poverty and inequality are prominent themes in his poetry. He dropped out of school at a very early age after the demise of his grandmother. During his youth, he worked several jobs tirelessly and was barely making ends meet. Sometimes, he had to work two jobs to put food on the table. In Bahawalpur, he worked as a fruit seller, and after he moved to Karachi, a relatively big city, he had to work as a watchman and a fruit seller. Later, he had to stop working because his age didn’t allow him, and his he
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