Ehsan Sehgal
| Ehsan Sehgal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Khawaja Ehsan Elahi Sehgal Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Residence | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Citizenship | Dutch |
| Occupation |
Journalist Poet |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Ehsan Sehgal is a Dutch poet and writer of Pakistani origin.[1] He moved to the Netherlands in 1978 to avoid persecution during the General Zia era in Pakistan, and has lived in the Netherlands since.[2]
Literary career
Sehgal began his literary career in 1967.[3] His first publication was a novel, but his next books were all collections of poetry.[4] He has also written Ruba'i.[5]
Besides the novel and books of poetry, he published a collection of quotes and articles in 1999. In 2010, having lived in the Netherlands for over three decades, he published a collection of aphorisms in Dutch. The book, De Wijze Weg ("The Wise Way"), was written and translated with the help of Naeem Arif.[6] The Wise Way was also produced in a bilingual version containing both English and Urdu.[7]
In one reviewer's evaluation: "As far as the poetic justice in Sehgal's writing is considered, it is debatable. In spite of some shortcomings, he keeps on writing which is a good." [3] Indian poet Nida Fazli compared an idea expressed in one of Sehgal's couplets with a couplet of Ghalib.[4]
Bibliography
- Novel
- Khushi Bad-e-Gham ("Happiness and Grief").[2]
- Poetry
- Sehr-e-Jazbat ("A City of Emotions").[2]
- Parwaz-e-Takhayyul.[4]
- Andaz-e-Takhayyul.[4]
- Saz-e-Takhayyul.[2]
- Naz-e-Takhayyul.[2]
- Afkar Ki Khushboo.[4]
- Charag-e-Dard.[4]
- Zarb-e-Sukhan. Karachi, London, The Hague: Urdu Tahreek, 2009.[8]
- Quotations and articles
- Shaoor Ka Sheaar ("Quotes and Articles"). Karachi: Mesahi, 1999.[4]
- Sehgal, Ehsan (2010). De Wijze Weg [The Wise Way] (in Dutch). Translation by Naeem Arif. Unibook. ISBN 978-1-61627-816-8.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "فن کی روح انسانی اقدار سے تشکیل پاتی ہے.پرفیسر جاذب قریشی". Daily Jang Karachi. 24 November 2012. Notice of book launch.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "'Martial laws badly affected literary activities'". The News International. 14 April 2002.
- 1 2 "Urdu, surviving against odds". Daily Rising Kashmir. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "A splendid poetry collection". Daily Times. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ↑ "Dr Fareed Parbati: King of Urdu Rubayi". The Daily Rising Kashmir. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ Herberghs, Saskia (29 September 2010). "Even vragen aan: Ehsan Sehgal, dichter". AD Haagsche Courant. p. 5.
- ↑ Dr. Amjad Parvez (1 February 2013). "Bilingual literary read". Daily Times. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
The book titled The Wise Way is a very interesting book by Ehsan Sehgal, a Pakistani settled in the Netherlands. It is a book with 37 pages in English and 23 in Urdu.
- ↑ "Ehsan Sehgal's Zarb-e-Sukhan". Daily Jang. Retrieved 2 February 2012.