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The Nation
April 11, 2018
According to some contents of the book, Pandit Jawahar Lal, the former prime minister of India, made a wish to have a meeting with legendry Punjabi poet Ustad Damin. The known revolutionary poet Habib Jalib had refused to accept government grant of Rs500,000 during General Ziaul Haq rule when ChÃâà...
Ahmedabad Mirror
April 5, 2018
Habib Jalib was a Pakistani poet who spoke for the oppressed and against many rulers. He was jailed a number of times for his courage. In an old video now available on YouTube, he says he once recited a poem of defiance after which a senior poet told him: “Mauka nahin tha (This was not the opportuneÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 29, 2018
If the Urdu language has actually given birth to any people's poet after Nazeer Akbarabadi, then he is Habib Jalib, who was born 90 years ago on March 24. Like Nazeer, he too was a people's man, his lifestyle; manner of thinking and feeling; his values, affections and hatreds were of the people.
The Wire
March 26, 2018
If the Urdu language has actually given birth to any people's poet after Nazeer Akbarabadi, then he is Habib Jalib, who was born 90 years ago on March 24. Like Nazeer, he too was a people's man, his lifestyle; manner of thinking and feeling; his values, affections and hatreds were of the people.
Daily Times
March 25, 2018
If Urdu, as a language, has produced any 'people's poet' after Nazeer Akbarabadi, then it is Habib Jalib. Both Habib and Nazeer were representatives of common people and voiced the feelings and opinion of marginalised people. Like his predecessor, Habib knew the art of translating sorrows andÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 18, 2018
Islamabad: The people from different walks of life gathered at the Faiz Heritage Library of the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) on Saturday to pay tribute to revolutionary poet Habib Jalib. During an event organised to mark the death anniversary of Jalib, poet Iftikhar Arif said theÃâà...
Pakistan Observer
March 17, 2018
Well-known poet and DG of the National Language Promotion Department (NLPD) Iftikhar Arif on Friday remembered Shaer-e-Awam (Poet of the People) Habib Jalib as one who portrayed the darkest period of Pakistan's political history in his evergreen poetry. Arif was delivering a lecture at a ceremony to remember HabibÃâà...
Pakistan Observer
March 16, 2018
National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) would organize a literary session 'Muzakra' on Friday at Faiz Heritage Museum. The Research and Publication department of Lok Virsa will conduct interactive literary sessions. Renowned writers and scholars including Itfikhar Arif and Tahir Jalib will speak onÃâà...
Scroll.in
March 16, 2018
So, when I expressed my desire to visit the grave of Habib Jalib – the poet of the people, a revolutionary who in Zia-ul-Haq's heyday spoke vehemently against the military dictator – my father eagerly agreed to accompany me. Jalib's grave is located in Sabzazar, a middle-class residential area in Lahore,Ãâà...
DAWN.com
March 15, 2018
He asked the youth to not get impressed by “dramas” of Shahbaz Sharif who, he said recited the verses of Habib Jalib in the public gatherings to prove himself a revolutionary leader, while on the other hand looted the people. The PTI chief said he had been striving to build a new Pakistan that could ensureÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 15, 2018
Islamabad: A literary session titled 'Muzakra' would be held here at Faiz Heritage Library of the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) tomorrow (Friday) to pay tribute to revolutionary poet Habib Jalib. The Research and Publication department of Lok Virsa will conduct interactiveÃâà...
Pakistan Observer
March 15, 2018
The speakers at a function arranged by Ifkar-e-Jalib Foundation threw light on poetry and idealogy of Habib Jalib and his struggle for rights of the poor here on Wednesday. ANP leader Ahsan Wyne, Sohail Goindi, Manzoor Hussain Gilani and other speakers paid rich tribute to Jalib and highlighted variousÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 14, 2018
Islamabad : A literary session titled 'Muzakra' would be held here at Faiz Heritage Library of the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) tomorrow (Friday) to pay tribute to revolutionary poet Habib Jalib. The Research and Publication department of Lok Virsa will conduct interactiveÃâà...
The Nation
March 14, 2018
Shehbaz looted people's funds and stashed wealth abroad after quoting revolutionary words of late Habib Jalib in his public addresses. Khan asserted that he had no personal animosity with former president Asif Ali Zardari and ex-premier Nawaz Sharif. His war was against dacoits and would continue tillÃâà...
UrduPoint News
March 14, 2018
The Research and Publication department of Lok Virsa will conduct interactive literary sessions. Renowned writers and scholars including Itfikhar Arif and Tahir Jalib will speak on topic "Habib Jalib and the Power of Poetry". The speakers will pay tribute to revolutionary poet Habib Jalib in their copies.
DunyaNews Pakistan (blog)
March 11, 2018
The first song that was released ever since the band's reuniting was Main Nahi Manta (Dastoor) which was a rendition of Habib Jalib's poem Main Nahi Manta. Both the song and music video received positive responses from both fans and critics alike. Aaroh entered the mainstream music scene of PakistanÃâà...
UrduPoint News
March 9, 2018
The Research and Publication department of Lok Virsa will conduct interactive literary sessions. Renowned writers and scholars including Itfikhar Arif and Tahir Jalib will speak on topic "Habib Jalib and the Power of Poetry". Many prominent writers, poets and intellectuals would be participating in the event.
The Express Tribune
February 25, 2018
She also read out a few verses of resistance poetry of different poets including Habib Jalib, Ahmad Faraz and Kaifi Azami. Dr Raza said Kishwar Naheed's name was synonymous with the poetry of resistance because she had passed through difficult times throughout her life and this played a pivotal role inÃâà...
Daily Times
February 25, 2018
The concluding session of LLF 2018 featured a performance from the Laal band, which enthralled the audience with the progressive poetry of Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Habib Jalib and folk Punjabi music. The second day of the festival had 23 sessions which were attended by a large number of people from allÃâà...
The Express Tribune
February 18, 2018
They returned in 2017 with music that's bigger, better and bolder while still holding clear traces of its signature sound with a rocking rendition of Habib Jalib's famous poem Mein Nahi Manta and also appeared on the second season of Pepsi Battle of the Bands. Have something to add to the story? Share itÃâà...
Pakistan Today
February 18, 2018
Later, the festival's traditional musical event took place, in which a host of different artists, such as the band Laal, performed the poetry of Faiz and Habib Jalib, as well as, more conventional songs. Acclaimed classical dancer Sheema Kirmani also gave a breathtaking performance on the revolutionaryÃâà...
The Nation
February 16, 2018
Speaking more about Munnu's literary work, Syed said that Munnu Bhai, like Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Habib Jalib and other leftist and progressive writers, protested against exploitation at the hands of political elites. He said that every written piece of Munnu Bhai represented woes and worries of poor andÃâà...
The Indian Express
February 11, 2018
I was a young college student and joined that procession because my favorite poet Habib Jalib was also there to recite some of his rebellious poems. Suddenly the police launched into a baton charge and arrested Habib Jalib. Brave Asma and her female comrades surrounded police officials who wereÃâà...
The Express Tribune
February 11, 2018
KARACHI: Few genres of Urdu literature have been blessed with as large a number of luminaries as mazahmati adab, or resistance literature, has. Renditions of Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Habib Jalib's poetry are still the hallmarks of modern revolutionary songs and slogans in political rallies are also derivedÃâà...
DAWN.com
December 31, 1999
LAHORE: The 25th death anniversary of Habib Jalib, the revolutionary poet who fought for justice and equal rights, is being observed here on Monday (today), making one feel the need for more such people who could dare the unprincipled and the undemocratic elements without caring for the price.
The Nation
December 31, 1999
ISLAMABAD:Revolutionary poet , Habib Jalib , was remembered on the occasion of his 25th death anniversary on Monday . Ceremonies were held across the country during which speakers and poets paid rich tributes to the revolutionary poet Habib Jalib who gave a new direction to the poetry and raisedÃâà...
DAWN.com (blog)
December 31, 1999
I first met Jam Saqi in 1966. He was a senior student in Sindh University and I had just entered in my first year. First of all, I was struck by his name. Jam in Urdu is wine and saqi is the one who serves wine. People used to find his name amusing. He used to explain that Jam was a common first name inÃâà...
