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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

An Article on Shaukat Siddiqui

Shaukat Siddiqui (March 20, 1923-December 18, 2006) was an eminent Urdu novelist and fiction writer of Pakistan. He is known for his world renowned novel Khuda ki Basti (God's Own Land) and Jangloos.

Shaukat Siddiqui's first piece of writing was a short story, Kon kisi ka, published in Weekly Khayyam Lahore. In 1952, his first collection of short stories, “Teesra Admi” (1952), was brought out and proved to be a great success. Subsequently, other collections of short stories Andhere Dur Andhere (1955), Raton Ka Shahar (1956) and Keemya Gar (1984), followed.

His magnum opus is Khuda Ki Basti (God's Own Land) and has gone through 46 editions and enjoys the distinction of having been translated into 26 international languages. It has been dramatised time and again.

I have got an article on Shaukat Siddiqui which will, I think, increase your knowledge about him. I hope you will like it. Here you go!

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