Anis Nagi

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Pakistani writer (1939–2010)

Academic workInstitutions

Government College, Faisalabad
Government College, Lahore

Anis Nagi (1939–2010) was a Pakistani poet, novelist and critic who lectured at the Government College, Faisalabad and Government College, Lahore.^[1]

Early life and education

Nagi was born in 1939 in the Punjabi city Sheikhupura and studied at Muslim High School No 2 before attending Government College, Lahore and MA in Urdu (First Class First-Gold Medalist) from Punjab University Oriental College. He earned his PhD from the University of the Punjab.^[1]

Whilst lecturing at Government College, Faisalabad and Government College, Lahore, Nagi passed the Pakistan Civil Service exam and became a member of the 1965 batch, eventually reaching grade 21 before he retired.^[1]

Works

Nagi was at the forefront of the Urdu Literary Movement in the 1960s and authored 79 books including poetry, novels, translations, short stories, and critical reviews. He worked on Iqbal, Manto Ghalib and Bullah Shah and was one of the pioneers of Azad Nazam and Nayee Shairie.^{[citation needed]}

Death and legacy

Nagi died on 7 October 2010 in Lahore after suffering a cardiac arrest and directed that his books be donated to the Punjab Public Library.^[1]

Nagi was posthumously awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan in 2022 for his work in literature.^[2]^[3]

Selected works

Nagi, Anis (1974), Modern Urdu poems from Pakistan. Translated and edited by Anis Nagi, Lahore: Swad Noon Publications
Nagi, Anis (1982), Modern Urdu Stories from Pakistan (2nd ed.), Lahore: Swad Noon Publications
Anīs Nāgī. 1969. Shiʻrī Lassāniyāt. Lāhaur: Kitābiyāt.
انىس ناگى and انيس ناگى. 1984. سعادت حسن منٹو. Lāhaur: جمالىات،.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ahmed, Shoaib (8 October 2010). "Anis Nagi dies in harness". Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "Governor confers civil awards on 12 personalities". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (15 August 2021). "126 people to get civil awards for their distinguished work". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

External links

[1]^{[dead link]} dailytimes.com.pk
https://web.archive.org/web/20101010194212/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/local/lahore/anis-nagi-dies-in-harness-800 dawn.com
http://thenews.com.pk/09-10-2010/ethenews/e-9027.htm^{[permanent dead link]} thenews.com.pk
[2] nation.com.pk
saadatsaeed.com Nagi's new poetic venture^{[permanent dead link]}
saadatsaeed.com A Novel by Anis Nagi^{[permanent dead link]}
the-south-asian.com Pakistani Literature: Evolution and trends