Ahmed Faiz

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Poet
Writer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Communist_Party_of_India
gptkbp:associatedWith Progressive_Writers_Movement
gptkbp:awards Lenin Peace Prize
gptkbp:birthDate February 18, 1911
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Sialkot
gptkbp:children gptkb:Salima_Hashmi
Ayesha_Faiz
Mansoor_Faiz
gptkbp:contribution Translation
Cultural Commentary
Literary_Criticism
gptkbp:deathDate November 20, 1984
gptkbp:education gptkb:Government_College_University,_Lahore
gptkbp:famousFor Social Justice Themes
Love Poems
Poetry in Urdu
Anti-Colonial Poetry
gptkbp:famousQuote “I have no regrets.”
“Poetry is the language of the heart.”
“The heart is a lonely hunter.”
“Do not ask of me, my love.”
“Where there is love, there is life.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ahmed Faiz
gptkbp:influenced Contemporary Urdu Poets
Pakistani_Literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ghalib
Marxism
gptkbp:involvedIn Political Activism
gptkbp:knownFor Revolutionary_Poetry
gptkbp:language Urdu
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of Resistance
Inspiration for Activists
Recognition in International Literature
Cultural_Icon_in_Pakistan
Influence_on_South_Asian_Poetry
gptkbp:nationality Pakistani
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Naqsh-e-Faryadi
Dard_Ashob
gptkbp:occupation Journalist
Playwright
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Lahore
gptkbp:spouse Alys_Faiz