Munawar Shakeel (Punjabi and Urdu: منور شکیل) famous Punjabi Poet Born in a village near Rurala Road 25 km from Jaranwala city District Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan in 1969.He by profession a road side Cobbler and writer of Five Punjabi language award-winning books.[3] while repairing shoes he used to write poetry . Headmaster of 282 GB Bashir Hamid was his mentor.[4]
| Born | 1969 Rurala Road, Jaranwala Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Cobbler, Poet, writer |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Subject | Social |
| Years active | 1990 to |
| Notable works | 5 Punjabi language poetry books |
Books edit
- First book Soch Samandar (Punjabi سوچ سمندر ) was published in 2004.[5]
- Second book Pardes Di Sangat (Punjabi سنگت پردیس دی ) was published in 2005[6]
- Third book Saddiyan De Bhait ( صدیاں دے بھیت) in 2009[7]
- Fourth book Jhora Dhap Gawachi Da (چھورا دھپ گوچی دا) in 2011[8]
- Fifth Akhaan Mitti Ho Gaiyaan ankhaian (مٹی ہو گئیاں اکھیاں) was published in 2013.[9]
Awards edit
He has received awards from organisations such as Ashna-e-Saandal Bar,Pakistan Writers Guild,[10] and Punjabi Sevak. Munawar is a member of literary groups like the Royal Adabi Academy, Jaranwala and the Naqeebi Karvan-e-Adab[11][12][13]
References edit
- ^ https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/get-inspired/meet-munawar-shakeel-a-cobbler-who-is-also-a-poet-and-author-of-five-award-winning-books/. Archived 2022-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "A Pakistani Cobbler Has Written 5 Award-winning Books on Poetry". 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Munawar Shakeel: Cobbling his way to five award-winning books". 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Mochi Shayer by Javed Chaudhry". 20 January 2022.
- ^ "The cobbler poet of Pakistan Munawar Shakeel. | Jaggery".
- ^ "Meet a Pakistani cobbler who wrote 5 books of poetry".
- ^ "Munawar Shakeel Punjabi Poet || Author of 5 Books is living a life of cobbler || Indoz TV". YouTube.
- ^ "He is a cobbler and author of five award-winning books".
- ^ @ARfrom1947 (April 24, 2018). "In a town of Jaranwala, Munawar Shakeel is a cobbler, a poet&author of 5 Punjabi poetry books.He: I make Rs250-300…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Home". pakwritersguild.org.
- ^ "This Pakistani Cobbler Has Written 5 Award Winning Books. What's Your Excuse?". 16 July 2015.
- ^ "#Inspiration: This Pakistani cobbler is a writer of 5 award-winning books". 16 July 2015.
- ^ "پانچ کتابوں کا مصنف موچی".