1. Sharif Kunjahi was a leading writer and poet of Punjabi language.
11 Facts About Sharif Kunjahi
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Sharif Kunjahi was among the first faculty members of the Department of Punjabi Language at University of Punjab in the 1970s and contributed to Punjabi literature as a poet, prose writer, teacher, research scholar, linguist, lexicographer and translator.
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Sharif Kunjahi then continued teaching at various schools until he obtained the degree of MA Urdu in 1954, and of MA Persian in 1956.
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Sharif Kunjahi was transferred to Government College Jhelum from where he retired in 1973.
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Sharif Kunjahi died on 20 January 2007 and was interred in the compound of Ghanimat Kunjahi's mazar in Kunjah, Gujrat District, Pakistan.
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Sharif Kunjahi became among the pioneers of modern Punjabi poetry from the 1930s at about the same time when Prof Mohan Singh introduced secular themes and a new style in Punjabi poetry.
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Sharif Kunjahi's poetry is a complete break from the qissa and Sufi traditions.
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Sharif Kunjahi played a crucial role in setting new directions for Punjabi poetry and he opened doors for Punjabi poets to move away from the traditional style of writing poetry and experiment with new modes and techniques.
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Just like he had done in poetry, Sharif Kunjahi broke new grounds in Punjabi prose.
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Sharif Kunjahi developed many new terms by creatively employing the vast treasure of Punjabi vocabulary.
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Sharif Kunjahi was among the earliest writers who employed modern techniques of literary criticism.