Saqi Farooqi

Saqi Farooqi (21 December 1936 – 19 January 2018) was an Urdu poet.[1][2][3] He was born in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. His famous works include Behram ki wapsi and Razoon se bhara basta.[4][5] He went from Pakistan to London and made an influence in English poetry.[6]

Farooqi died on 19 January 2018 at the age of 81 in London.[7]

References
  1. Parekh, Rauf (25 December 2016). "Poetically inclined".
  2. "Voices of the Dispossessed". 13 January 2018.
  3. "Annual of Urdu Studies, No. 3, 1983. Page 27. -- Annual of Urdu Studies -- Digital South Asia Library". dsal.uchicago.edu.
  4. Farooqi, Saqi (19 January 1985). "Behram Ki wapsi". Qausain – via Google Books.
  5. Farooqi, Saqi (19 January 1981). "Razoon say bhara basta". Sweeza Art – via Google Books.
  6. Ṣiddīqī, Naẓīr (19 January 1998). "Columns on Books in English and Urdu". N. Siddiqi – via Google Books.
  7. News, Abb Takk. "Renowned Poet Saqi Farooqi Passes Away In London - Abb Takk News". abbtakk.tv. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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