Adeem Hashmi (

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

: عدیم ہاشمی) (born; Fashih Uddin; 1 August 1946 – 5 November 2001) was a Pakistani poet, writer and playwright.

Life and career

Hashmi's birth name is Fashih Uddin. He wrote the drama serial ''Aghosh'' for

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. He also wrote a few stories for the comedy-drama series ''Guest House'' and songs for radio and TV. He lived most of his life traveling to the United States, and for this heart transplant in 2001, he went to the US on his last trip to visit his friend and prominent poet,

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, who then took care of his burial because of the post-9/11 crisis.

Literary works

Hashmi's works includes Urdu books, poetry and lyrics.

Exile

He was exiled for writing against

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. He was brought back by

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and then exiled again after writing against her as well.

Death

Hashmi died during heart transplant surgery at the Cook County hospital on 5 November 2001, and was buried in a cemetery for Pakistanis in

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, US.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashmi, Adeem 1946 births 2001 deaths Pakistani poets American writers of Pakistani descent Pakistani emigrants to the United States Pakistani writers about music Pakistani dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American poets American male poets 20th-century American male writers People from Firozpur