Faiz Ahmed Faiz

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Poet
Writer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:All_India_Progressive_Writers'_Association
gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Pakistan
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Pakistan_People's_Party
Progressive_Writers'_Movement
gptkbp:awards Lenin Peace Prize
gptkbp:birthDate February 13, 1911
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Sialkot
gptkbp:children gptkb:Salima_Hashmi
gptkbp:contributedTo World literature
Urdu literature
Pakistani_literature
gptkbp:deathDate November 20, 1984
gptkbp:education gptkb:Government_College_University,_Lahore
gptkbp:famousFor Human rights activism
Social justice advocacy
Political activism
Literary contributions
Cultural criticism
gptkbp:famousQuote “Poetry is the language of the heart.”
“We must be the change we wish to see.”
“The heart is a lonely hunter.”
“Life is a struggle.”
“Where there is oppression, there is resistance.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Faiz Ahmed Faiz
gptkbp:influenced Contemporary poets
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ghalib
gptkbp:inspiredBy Marxism
Socialism
Feminism
Humanism
Anti-colonialism
gptkbp:knownFor Revolutionary poetry
gptkbp:language Urdu
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resistance against oppression
Influence on future generations of poets
Icon of progressive thought
Cultural_impact_in_South_Asia
gptkbp:nationality Pakistani
gptkbp:notableWork Nisar Main Teri Galiyon Ke
Dard_Ashob
Madhosh
gptkbp:occupation Journalist
Playwright
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Lahore
gptkbp:spouse Alys_Faiz