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“RECOLLECTIONS OF MY LIFE: MEMOIRES OF EIGHT DECADES ” By Tariq Masud

“RECOLLECTIONS OF MY LIFE: MEMOIRES OF EIGHT DECADES ” By Tariq Masud

Opinion, Writers
Reviewer Arif Kamal   In my glance through the publication, I am refreshed on outstanding feature of the memoires as an invaluable addition to the oral history of our time. This is particularly true on three counts: tests and trials of migration and social transformations that come in the way. Second, the profile of Azad Kashmir as a distinct region and the evolution of its public service and governance process over seven decades or so. The publication provides a 'one-window' access to multiple dimensions of the process from the vantage point of a life-time accomplished public servant. Third, the memoirs recap though indirectly, the psychological behaviour patterns in a transforming society and profiles of political elite in the past seven decades or so. The Recollections echo the a...
Mohammad Ilyas Raja, Freelance Writer, Councillor, Mirpur/ Surry

Mohammad Ilyas Raja, Freelance Writer, Councillor, Mirpur/ Surry

Writers
Mohammad Ilyas Raja Mohammad Ilyas Raja is a freelance writer and Councillor (Labour) from Canalside ward of Woking, Surry Council(England). He is Chairman of Appeals Committee of Woking Borough Council since three years. Mohammad Ilyas Raja passed his Bachelor of Legislative Law exams from Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan, in the 1975/76 session and joined the legal profession as a lawyer/advocate. He came to live in Woking in 1984 and worked in the Civil Service and as a fulltime counsellor and advisor in south London and a volunteer advisor with the Woking Citizens Advice Bureau. He served as a governor of Broadmere School, Woking for four years and founded the Woking Residents Initiative for Skills, Employment and Education (Woking RISE). With the help of friends Cllr Raja al...
Dr Waseem Yaqoob, Writer, Academician , Kashmir/ London

Dr Waseem Yaqoob, Writer, Academician , Kashmir/ London

Writers
Dr Waseem Yaqoob Dr Waseem Yaqoob is a British Kashmiri academic who lectures on the History of Political Thought at Queen Mary University of London. He specialises in the history of ideas about politics, economics and international order in the twentieth century. He is also interested in ideas of solidarity, and the history of military occupation and civilian resistance in South Asia, in particular Kashmir, where his family is from. He is a member of the Kashmir Solidarity Movement.
Mirza Waheed-Journalist, Novelist, Srinagar/London

Mirza Waheed-Journalist, Novelist, Srinagar/London

Writers
Mirza Waheed Mirza Waheed is a journalist and the author of the novels, The Collaborator and The Book of Gold Leaves. Mirza Waheed was born and brought up in Kashmir. Waheed and his wife have a son and a daughter and he has said that he limits his book-promotion travels in order to stay home in London and care for them. He worked for the BBC for ten years, but quit in 2011 to devote himself full-time to writing and raising his children.
Sabba Khan- architectural designer and visual artist-Azad Kashmir/London

Sabba Khan- architectural designer and visual artist-Azad Kashmir/London

Writers
Sabba Khan Sabba Khan is an architectural designer and visual artist. Her work is an exploration of first-world city life as a second-generation Kashmiri Muslim migrant. She lives in London. Sabba Khan's new book, 'The Roles We Play', deals with religion, migration and race. She is joint Eisner Award winner for Best Anthology 2020 for ‘Drawing Power’ where she was both front cover artist and key contributor. Saba Khan website   https://sabbakhan.com/ Photo courtesy The National News, Instagram  
Aysha S. Khan, Author, Muzaffarabad

Aysha S. Khan, Author, Muzaffarabad

Writers
Aysha S. Khan, Ayesha S. Khan is a young author from Azad Kashmir. In April 2019, she completed her Bachelors in English from the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad. She considers herself as an adamant bibliophile and seeks pleasure in writing her heart out regarding different social issues which are deteriorating the society in one way or another. "The Freezing Point" is her first published work, which is cause and effect novel, and falls under the category of tragedy. Moreover, she is also the founder of "Muzaffarabad Book Club" . She has a resplendent dream to promote book reading and writing among masses.
Nabeela Ahmed- Writer, Storyteller, Poetess, Artist, Mirpur/Bradford,

Nabeela Ahmed- Writer, Storyteller, Poetess, Artist, Mirpur/Bradford,

Writers
Nabeela Ahmed is a writer, storyteller, multilingual poet, and spoken word artist. She writes and shares her work in English, Urdu, and Pahari. Her poetry was the main feature of the Keighley Arts and Film Festival in 2020. She has had poems published in England, America, Pakistan, and India. She self-published her book, Despite our Differences via Amazon in 2018 and is currently working on her novel. Click here to access the Kindle edition Despite our Differences! Despite our differences:  Nabeela Ahmed (Author)
جمیل اختر جمیل۔ شاعر۔سدھنوتی – آزاد کشمیر

جمیل اختر جمیل۔ شاعر۔سدھنوتی – آزاد کشمیر

Writers, رائٹرز
آزاد کشمیر کے ضلع سدھنوتی کے گاؤں گلہ پانیالی میں پیدائش ہوئی۔پروفیسر عبدالعلیم صدیقی مرحوم کی سرپرستی میں شعر و ادب کی طرف راغب ہوئی اور باقاعدہ اصلاع لی۔ محمد جمیل اختر سے جمیل اختر جمیل ہونے میں ڈاکٹر ماجد محمود،ضیا الرحمان ضیا،سہراب کاوش اور آصف اسحاق کا ساتھ میسر رہا۔جمیل اختر جمیل لکھنے کے ساتھ ساتھ ترنم کے حوالے سے بھی جانے جاتے ہیں۔بزم ِ فکر و سخن کے باقاعدہ رکن جمیل اختر جمیل شاعری میں بالخصوص رباعی اور غزل میں شہرت رکھتے ہیں۔آپ نے پنجاب یونی ورسٹی سے ایم اے فلسفے کی تعلیم حاصل کی اور۲۰۰۹ء میں پیشہ پیغمبری تدریس سے جُڑ گئے۔ جمیل اختر جمیل کا ایک شعر بہت مشہور ہوا جو آپ کی غزل کا مقطع ہے۔ منتظر ہیں جمیلؔ برسوں سے آنے والوں کو کیا ہوا جانے اس کے علاوہ آپ کی شاعری سے چند اشعار ملاحظہ ہوں: افسانہٗ ہستی ہے فقط غم کی کہانی قصہ یہ گل تر کا ہے شبنم کی زبانی نم چشمِ تمنا...
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