A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Murad Shinwari son of pashto poet Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari was born at Landi Kotal (Khyber Agency) in 1928. His mother died when he was a year old. He obtained his early education at government high school No.1, Peshawar. His first job was as an assistant editor of Afghan newspaper, and his first book Palwashay was a collection of short stories. His second job was in the Khyber Rifle as an instructor that led to his studies at the Army School of Education in Murree, and subsequent award of BT degree by Punjab University. Murad Shinwari later obtained a masters degree in pashto literature from University of Peshawar, receiving gold medal for his outstanding performance.
In 1958, Murad Shinwari joined Pashto Academy, University of Peshawar as Librarian, lexicographer and translator. Here he exhibited excellent skills and edited 40 rare manuscripts and compiled a dictionary. Among others, these included translation of The Merchant of Vince by Shakespeare, and The lady of Shalott by Alferd Tennyson in Pashto free verse. However, after developing differences with the Director of the Academy (Maulana Abdul Qadir), Murad Shinwari joined Radio Station Peshawar as a staff artist. At the station, he wrote some memorable feature programs including Hujra, and Maraka that highlighted social evils in pashtun society.
Murad Shinwari life took a big turn when he started writing lyrics for Pashto movies in early 1970s. This was probably the beginning of the golden era of Pashto movies. He wrote dialogues, scenarios, and songs for more than hundred movies including Urbal (along with Ameer Ghulam Sadiq), Bangree Au Hatkarrey, Juram Au Saza, Naway Da Yawe Shpey (along with Ameer Ghulam Sadiq), Wena aw Meena, Chagha, Ujrati Qatel, and Multan Khan Afridi. Hundred of memorable Pashto film songs sung by Gulnar Begum, Khyal Mohammad, Kishwar Sultan and other singers were written by Murad Shinwari. Murad Shinwari disassociated himself from Pashto film industry forever when some vested interests tried to present a distorted image of the Pakhtoon culture.
After getting retirement from Radio Station Peshawar in 1989, this reputed poet is living a miserable life. Despite his tremendous contribution to the golden era of Pashto films and Pashto language and literature, Murad Shinwari is not receiving any stipend or financial assistance from provincial cultural department or Academy of Letters, Islamabad to support his large family.
SOURCE: SherAlam Shinwari.
Financial support for Murad Shinwari demanded F.P. Report
PESHAWAR [June 20, 2010]: Literary circles have sought financial assistance for the ailing senior Pashto progressive poet, song writer and critic Murad Shinwari. In a press release issued here on Sunday Hamza Baba Adabi Jirga and Hamza Baba Society, Peshawar have demanded of the governor Khyber Pakhtnkhwa Owias Ahmed Ghani and President Asif Ali Zardari to extend financial assistance to the senior ailing poet and researcher Murad Shinwari. Born in 1928 at Landikotal Khyber agency Murad did his master's in Pashto literature as a private candidate from University of Peshawar receiving a gold medal. He served the erstwhile Pashto academy as librarian, lexicographer and manuscript expert. Later he joined PBC, Peshawar as script writer and got retirement from there in 1989. He published an anthology of 41 important Pashto poets titled Da Khyber Adab and a collection of short stories captioned Palwashay. Murad has rendered three plays of Shakespeare in free verse in Pashto. He has scripted numerous features and plays for radio and PTV on various social issues. He has written dialogues, screen plays, scenarios and popular songs for over hundred hit Pashto movies of its golden era. His legendary father Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari (1907-1994) popularly known as Baba-e-Pashto ghazal never eclipsed his literary stature, he carved a niche for himself in the literary world as a staunch progressive poet. Murad has been suffering from heart disease and multiple health complications and is bedridden for more than a decade. The octogenarian poet could not afford medicines as he was drawing a meager pension and was still supporting a large family. According his family sources he has handed over manuscript of his poetry to an Afghan researcher Prof Asif Sameem for publication as he could not afford to publish it himself. Literary circles including Hamza Baba Adabi Jirga and Hamza Baba Adabi Society, Peshawar have sought financial support for the ailing senior poet.
Poet - Murad Shinwari
Music - Kamal Ahmad
Movie - Chagha
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