Jamal Ehsani ( ur, ) (April 21, 1951 – February 10, 1998), was a Pakistani

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

noted for his work in the

ghazal The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...

form and was a favourite poet in the student's circle of Urdu literature. He has written three poetry books. After his death, his complete poetry work was published as a Kulliyaat-e-Jamal.

Early years

Jamal was born in Sargodha, Pakistan. He received his primary education there, and moved to

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in very young age. He continued his study in Karachi and worked in different fields. He died on February 10, 1998, in Karachi.

Literary career

Jamal's two poetry books were published in his life, and one after his death by support of Dr. Fatima Hasan.

Kulliyaat-e-Jamal

Kulliyaat-e-Jamal is a collection of complete poetry work by Jamal Ehsani, which includes his three poetry books, ''Sitara-e-Safar'', ''Raat Ke Jaagey Huay'' and ''Taare Ko Mehtab Kia''. The work was published posthumously, in 2008. It was regarded as a best work of

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by many Urdu poets, writers and critics. The poetry is sharp and influential as,

Bibliography

* Kulliyaat-e-Jamal کّلیاتِ جمال, Karachi * Sitara-i-Safar ستارۂ سفر,Tabeer Publications Karachi,1982 * Raat Ke Jaagey Huay رات کے جاگے ہوئے, Sindh Press Karachi,1986 * Taare Ko Mehtab Kia تارے کو مہتاب کیا, Karachi

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جمال احسانی کراچی کے شاعر تھے
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ehsani, Jamal Pakistani poets Urdu-language poets from Pakistan Punjabi people 1951 births 1998 deaths 20th-century poets