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Parveen Shakir Biography.
Parveen Shakir
پروین شاکر
November 1952 – 26 December 1994.
were a Pakistani poet, teacher, and civil servant of the government of Pakistan.
She is best known for her poems.
Memoriam.
Since her death, the
"Parveen Shakir Urdu Literature Festival"
has been held every year in Islamabad in her Memoriam,
Some of her ghazliāt has gained iconic status in Urdu literature.
Awards
In 1976 Shakir's first book,
Khushboo was awarded the Adamjee Literary
In 1990 she was awarded the Pride of Performance,
(one of Pakistan's highest honors )
Parveen Shakir Trust .
Upon her death, the Parveen Shakir Trust was established by her close friend,
Parveen Qadir Agha.
The Parveen Shakir Trust organizes a yearly function and gives out the
"Aks-e-Khushbu" award.
Commemorative postage stamp.
In 2013,
Pakistan Post Office
issued a commemorative postage stamp
of Rupees 10 denomination to honor her on
Parveen Shakir's 19th death anniversary.
Tribute
On 24 November 2019,
Google celebrated her 67th birthday with a Google Doodle.
Education
Parveen was highly educated.
She received two undergraduate degrees, one in English literature
and the other in linguistics,
and obtained MA degrees in the same subjects from the University of Karachi.
She also held a Ph.D. and another MA degree in Bank Administration.
Career
Parveen Shakir started writing at a very young age.
She wrote both prose and poetry, contributed columns in Urdu newspapers, and a few articles in English dailies.
Initially, she wrote under the pen name "Beena".
Central Superior Services (CSS).
In 1982, Shakir qualified for the Central Superior Services (CSS)
After teaching for nine years, she joined the Civil Service of Pakistan
and worked in the customs department.
In 1986, she was appointed
second secretary of the Central Board of Revenue
(now Federal Board of Revenue) in Islamabad.
MA degree.
In 1991, she also obtained an MA degree in public administration
from Harvard University
Death.
On 26 December 1994,
Parveen's car collided with a bus while she was on her way to work in Islamabad.
The accident resulted in her death, a great loss to the Urdu poetry world.
The road on which the accident took place is named after her as
Parveen Shakir Road in sector F-7 Islamabad.
Volumes of Poetry
In 1976, Parveen Shakir published her first volume of poetry:
خوشبو •
"Khushbu" (1976) – Fragrance
صد برگ •
"Sad-barg" (1980) – Marsh Marigold
خود کلامی •
"Khud-kalaami" (1990) – Soliloquy
اِنکار •
"Inkaar" (1990) – Refusal
ماہِ تمام •
"Maah-e-Tamaam" (1994) –
Full Moon (Compilation of the books above)
کفِ آئینہ •
"Kaf-e-Aa'ina" –
The Mirror's Edge
(Posthumous release compiling works from diaries)
Prose
گوشہ چشم •
"Gosha-e-Chashm"
Corner of the eye
(Compilation of newspaper columns).
