Written by Nawaid Anjum |Published: October 25, 2019 2:00:06 am
‘Sahir’s poetry is a beacon of hope’
On his 39th death anniversary today, a new book explores the enduring legacy of Sahir Ludhianvi
Thirty-nine years after his death, poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi (1921-1980) continues to enjoy public interest in his life and work. In 2013, Akshay Manwani presented an in-depth and insightful analysis of the poet and his writings in Sahir Ludhianvi: The People’s Poet (HarperCollins). Now, a new biography titled Sahir: A Literary Portrait (Oxford University Press) by US-based Surinder Deol, 79, looks at his life through the prism of his poetry. He has translated about 90 nazms, ghazals and bhajans in English. Deol, in 2014, had also translated Mirza Ghalib’s Diwan-e-Ghalib and had called it Treasure: A Modern Rendition of Ghalib’s Lyrical Love Poetry. Deol has also co-authored Gopi Chand Narang’s classic treatise, Ghalib: Innovative Meanings and the Ingenious Mind (2017). Excerpts from an interview:
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