Which of the following is a collection of poetry by Faiz Ahmed Faiz?
a - Naksh-e-Fariyadi.
b - Zindan-Nama.
c - Nagmani.
d - Dast-e-Saba.
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is option 3: a, b and d
Given options:
a - Naksh-e-Fariyadi.
b - Zindan-Nama.
c - Nagmani. (Written by Amrita Pritam)
d - Dast-e-Saba.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz:
He was born in Sialkot & stayed in Pakistan after partition.
He was a leftist in his political leanings.
He opposed the Pakistani regime, and his activism and outspoken views led to his imprisonment.
His poetry collections include Naksh-e-Fariyadi, Dast-e-Saba (a masterpiece in Urdu literature), and Zindan-Nama.
He was regarded as one of the greatest poets of South Asia in the twentieth century.
(Amrita Pritam actively wrote & edited ‘Nagmani’ a Punjabi monthly magazine.)