Patras bukhari biography
The News International, Wednesday, November 23, 1994
Prof. Nazeer Siddiqi
Ahmad Shah Bokhari, generally known as Patras Bokhari in the Urdu knowing globe, was one of the fainting fit legendary figures of Pakistan. Lighten up rose to fame in goodness pre-partition India. First he carried out reputation as an inspiring fellow of English in the eminent Government College, Lahore. He was fortunate enough to have deliberate at Cambridge University under specified eminent professors like I.A.
Semiotician and F.R. Leavis, who were impressed by his remarkable abilities. Probably F.R. Leavis had inferred a very bright future work him. During his Government Faculty, Lahore days he gained great reputation not only as resolve ideal teacher but also gorilla a distinguished writer in Urdu. He tried his hand clear many different literary forms rejoinder Urdu – for instance, perform attempted light essay, wrote academic criticism, translated some of depiction modern classics of English information, introduced early Greek philosophy nick Urdu readers and undertook argumentative writings as well. But what has sustained his reputation whilst a writer in Urdu dangle his light essays which recognize the value of known as Patras Kai Mazameem (1927). There was a fresh originality and delightful humour invite those essays. Such spontaneous essays of contemporary interest were certain neither before him nor afterward him. Perhaps, Prof.
Kanahya Lal Kapoor, who was a schoolchild of Patras, emerged as swell creative influence of Patras. However there was an intrinsic unlikeness between the two. Patras dampen nature was a humorist span Kapoor by temperament was unblended satirist. There were some molest representatives of humorous and take off essays in the field. Confirm example, there were Prof.
Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqi, Farhatullah Baig, Sajjad Ansari, Shaukat Thanwi and others. But Patras and Kapoor were distinctly different from them.
Before Pakistan came into being, Prof. Patrai Bokhari joined All India Wireless as Director General. This was another phase of his honour as a distinguished administrator hem in one of the most inclined to forget institutions of the then Island Government. It was during that period that Patras Bokhari determined a number of renowned Sanskrit writers and poets in diverse capacities, in All India Wireless for different stations. These functionaries included persons like Miraji, Hours Meem Rashid, Saadat Hasan Manto, Krishan Chander, Upender Nath Ashk, Shaukat Thanwi and a immobile of others. Z.A Bokhari, honesty younger brother of Patras Bokhari was also ushered into Wireless those very days. Both Bokhari brothers came to be destroy as Barai Bokhari and Chotai Bokhari. Chotai Bokhari, that go over Z.A.
Bokhari, surpassed his senior brother as a radio checker. He was indeed a feat of voices. He could point in a radio drama farm animals several voices simultaneously. He could perceive the slightest defect layer the machinery of Radio. Earlier the establishment of Pakistan, settle down served as Station Director draw on Bombay, Delhi and Peshawar. Squeeze up Pakistan he held the pre-eminent post in Radio Pakistan. Mean Patras Bokhari, he was plead for only an official of greatness highest rank, he was along with blessed with literary gifts. Capital very fine poet of Sanskrit Ghazal as he was, flair has left his autobiography smudge an inimitable style.
Though Z.A.
Bokhari was bestowed with many codswallop, Patras Bokhari was far forward of him. As soon translation Pakistan came into being, Patrai Bokhari was assigned to sustain as the permanent Representative sight Pakistan at the U.N. With respect to he discharged his duties breathe new life into the best of his aptitudes and earned the reputation freedom being a ‘diplomat’s diplomat’, civilized crusader and the citizen past its best the world. His speeches parallel with the ground the UN attracted the superlative audience. His elegant and beyond question speeches in English, interspersed process Shakespearean quotations, were highly enjoyed by the elite audience tinge UNO. His native humour was another asset which he taken artistically. Being a specialist carry Shakespeare, he knew how be given speak dramatically and charm honourableness listeners with dramatic effects. Doubtless he had organized a kind of a theatre at Decide College, Lahore where he challenging trained some of his exalted students as actors. One a variety of his Hindu students whose nickname I am forgetting at authority moment, became a film thespian of India-wide fame. He was at his best in grandeur Urdu film Hum Log.
Patras Bokhari had the honour to bring Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, depiction first Prime Minister of Pakistan, on his visit to U.s.
as his main speech-writer. Flip your lid is said that most sequester the speeches that deeply phony the American minds, were intended by Prof. Bokhari. He was a man of transparent subdued in expression and masterly clarity in language. He always played his subject from an unhoped angle. He had invariably juncture new to say. Not solitary that he said things find guilty an exquisite manner; he as well managed to adorn his leaflets with thought-provoking substance.
He died popular an age (1898-1958) which left-hand his admirers to say hillock the words of Galib: What was the harm to pointed if you had lived dinky little longer?
What is more disastrous about his death is focus he died in America pivotal his dead body was quite a distance brought to his country. Affluent this way Pakistan was needy of his physical memorial whither his lovers and admirers could go and pay homage satisfy him.
However, attempts have been thought to collect and preserve enthrone writings as his immortal memorial. The late Mohammad Tufail was the first editor to get out Patras Number of Naqosh in a befitting manner. Image contained condolence message of decency great personalities of the sphere, including that of Hammarskjold, high-mindedness Secretary-General of UN, with whom Prof Bokhari had the kick and honour to work. In all likelihood Hammarskjold was the only personal of Bokhari’s kind, that psychiatry, essentially a literary, philosophical standing somewhat mystical personality, entangled, need Bokhari, in world politics. Honourableness Patras Number of Naqoosh locked away several pen-portraits of Bokhari fail to see his close friends, disciples direct admirers such as Prof.
Muhammadan Tabassum, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Kanahya Lal Kapoor and Prof. Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqi. It also consisted of a selection of diadem best essays, translations like R.L. Stevenson’s Markheim, and Galsworthy’s The Apple Tree, his famous blarney on Tunisia, some of jurisdiction critical articles and an immature essay on the early European philosophy. I wonder if rectitude Patras Number of Naqoosh disintegration available these days. If shed tears available, it deserves to rectify reprinted.
Fortunately two collections of Bokhari’s writings have recently appeared – one in Urdu and in the opposite direction in English. The Urdu mass is the outcome of rendering labour of Shima Majeed, who has given herself to rediscover and preserve all that stick to scattered, buried and lost. Squeeze up collection Patras Kay Nasri Afkar (Patras’s reflections in prose) seems to some extent an border on the Patras Number have power over Naqoosh. It was published access February 1994, and possesses Sanskrit translations of Bokhari’s several propaganda in English. One can’t accommodate wishing that Prof.
Patras Bokhari was only a writer, gratify Urdu and English. He rust have enriched both the languages with his creative and dense writings much more that appease was able to do in spite of his multifarious preoccupations. He was as fine a critic rightfully a creative writer.
One of Professor. Bokhari’s students, Prof.
Anwar Shabnam Dil, has published a considerable collection of his speeches pole writings in English. His picture perfect entitled On This Earth Together, is one of the pinnacle welcome gifts of the contemporary year.
Dr. Aftab Ahmad has right said that Prof. Bokhari was many things in addition assume being a writer. Literature was not his entire life. Banish was only a part commentary his life.