Zamir Ali Badayuni

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Zamir Ali Badayuni
Born(1941-06-20)20 June 1941
Died20 October 2003(2003-10-20) (aged 62)

Zamir Ali Badayuni (sometimes spelled Badayooni or Badaiyuni; 20 June 1941 – 20 October 2003) was an Indian-Pakistani critic and broadcaster on the Karachi literary scene. He worked at the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation with Saleem Ahmed and Qamar Jameel.[citation needed] Badayuni wrote two books: the first, Jadeediyet aur mabaad jadeediyet, focused on modern philosophy and literary criticism and won the Baba-e-Urdu Award from the Pakistan Academy of Letters; and the second, Ma bad jadeediyet ka doosra rukh, focused on postmodernism and won theh Abdul Haq Award from Adbiat Pakistan.[1][2]

Badayuni was born 20 June 1941 in Badayun, UP, India, the son of Yaqoob Ali, and received his early education in Bombay before migrating to Pakistan.[citation needed] He died in Karachi on 20 October 2003.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Zamir Ali passes away". DAWN. 22 October 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  2. ^ Parekh, Rauf (4 October 2010). "Postmodernism and â€" ahem â€" plagiarism". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 November 2018.