Wazir Agha was a Pakistani Urdu language writer, poet, critic and essayist.
10 Facts About Wazir Agha
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Wazir Agha was the editor and publisher of the literary magazine "Auraq" for many decades.
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Wazir Agha's books focus on modern Urdu poets, notably those who have written more poems instead of ghazals.
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Wazir Agha's father was a businessman who dealt in horses from the Persian-speaking Qizilbash family.
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Wazir Agha learned Persian from his father, Punjabi from his mother.
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Wazir Agha graduated from Government College, Jhang and later received his master's degree in economics from Government College, Lahore.
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Wazir Agha gained his PhD from the University of Punjab in 1956 for his research on humor and satire in Urdu Literature.
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Wazir Agha was buried in his native village, Wazirkot, near Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Wazir Agha was the editor of the college magazine Chanab in Government College, Jhang.
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Wazir Agha was asked to contribute by writing essays on topics uncommon in Urdu Literature of that time, such as economics, philosophy, psychology.