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Yasmeen Hameed

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Yasmeen Hameed
Born1952 (age 71–72)
Pakistan
OccupationPakistani Urdu poet, translator, educator, Founding Director of Gurmani Centre for South Asian Languages and Literature in the Social Sciences Department at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) from 2007 to August 2016
LanguageUrdu
NationalityPakistani
Notable worksPas-e-Aina (1988), Hisar-e-be-Dar-o-Deevar (1991), Aadha Din aur Aadhi Raat (1996), Fana bhi eik Saraab (2001), Doosri Zindagi (Collected poems, 1988–2001) (2007), Janoobi Asia Ki Muntakhib Nazmain (2022)
Notable awardsTamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) for Literature awarded by the Government of Pakistan in 2008, Fatima Jinnah Medal for Literature awarded by the Government of Punjab, Pakistan on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2006

Yasmeen Hameed (Urdu: یاسمین حمید) is a Pakistani Urdu poet, translator and educator.[1][2]

Career

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Yasmeen Hameed has more than thirty years of experience in the fields of education, literature and art. She was the Founding Director of Gurmani Centre for South Asian Languages and Literature, in the Social Sciences Department at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) where she worked from 2007 to August 2016.

She has interviewed a number of renowned Pakistani literary personalities on Pakistani television and has participated widely in poetry symposia at national and international levels.[3][4]

She has written scripts in English for cultural/fashion shows sponsored by the Government of Pakistan, performed in London in 1995 and Washington in 1996 and in the Cricket World Cup Cultural Festival in Pakistan in 1996. She has also contributed a monthly column to the "Books & Authors" supplement of Dawn newspaper.[2]

Education

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M. Sc.: Nutrition
Punjab University – Lahore (1972)
B. Sc.: Home Economics- Home Economics College
Punjab University – Lahore (1970)

Original works

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Yasmeen Hameed has published five books of poetry in Urdu:

Title Year Published Pages
Pas-e-Aina[2] 1988 160
Hisar-e-be-Dar-o-Deevar[2] 1991 160
Aadha Din aur Aadhi Raat[2] 1996 237
Fana bhi eik Saraab[2] 2001 216
Doosri Zindagi (Collected poems, 1988–2001)[2] 2007 700

Awards for poetry and literature

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Works to be published

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  • Contemporary Verse from Pakistan (English)
  • Fifth collection of poetry (Urdu) titled Bay- samar pairhon ki khwahish.

References

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  1. ^ "INTERVIEW: Yasmeen Hameed (Books And Authors)". Dawn (newspaper). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Yasmeen Hameed profile". Rekhta.com website. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ Amel Ghani (21 November 2015). "Faiz festival: Master critic eulogises immortal poet". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. ^ 10th Karachi Literature Festival concludes on a high note Daily Times (newspaper), Published 4 March 2019, Retrieved 12 August 2019
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