Ashu Lal Faqeer

Ashu Lal Faqeer (birth name Muhammad Ashraf; born 13 April 1959) is a Pakistani Saraiki-language poet from Karor Lal Esan. Ashu Lal Faqeer is a qualified medical doctor who completed his MBBS from Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur.

Books

He has published books of poetry:

• Chairroo Hath Nah Murli (The Shepherd without a Flute) چارو ہتھ نہ مرلی
• Gautam Naal Jhairra (Arguments with Gautam) 1995
• Kaan Wassu Da Pakhi Aey (Crow is Bird of Human Abode) 1997
• Sindh Sagar Naal Hameshaan (Always with River Sindh) 2002
• Jaal Maloti (A Meeting Place)

and two collections of short stories, Abnormal and Bairri (Boat).

Awards

He was awarded Kamal-i-Fun, the top literary award from the Pakistan Academy of Letters, but he refused to accept it and described the Pakistani "deep state" as fascist.

Notes

See also

• Shakir Shuja Abadi

References