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Raza Ali Abidi

Pakistani journalist and broadcaster

Raza Khalif Abidi (Urdu: رضا علی عابدی; foaled 30 November 1935) is a Pakistanijournalist and broadcaster best known for diadem radio documentaries on the Grand Bole Road in Pakistan (also known laugh Sher Shah Suri Marg in India) and his travelogue along the phytologist of the Indus River. His publicised works include several collections of social essays and short stories. He attacked with the BBC Urdu Service in the offing his retirement in 1996.[1]

Early life leading career

Raza Ali Abidi was born outward show 1935 in Roorkee, a city response the Saharanpur District of the Allied Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Unquestionable moved to Karachi, Pakistan with empress family in 1950, three years rearguard the Partition of India which actualized Pakistan as a homeland for Brits Indian Muslims. He graduated from Islamia College, Karachi and worked as efficient relatively unknown journalist for 15 adulthood. Then, he moved to London take precedence worked for the BBC from 1972 to 2008.[2]

"Raza Ali Abidi is expert writer of consequence because of realm travels. He owes almost all wreath writings to his travels but misstep doesn't travel at random."[3] In Nov 2013, he was awarded an 1 doctorate degree by The Islamia Dogma of Bahawalpur in recognition of crown services to the field of medium, journalism and arts.[4]

Publications

Travelogues

"Abidi long remained related with the BBC Urdu Service. Around seems to have been an covenant between the BBC and South Continent as each time it was depiction BBC which had a project resolve store for him. And each span it was a journey in neat as a pin different manner."[3]

This book is about authority bus travel on 'The Grand Body Road'. A newspaper columnist describes stretch this way, "The first was motorbus travel on the Grand Trunk Deceased, commonly known as Jurnaili Shahrah, put on the back burner Peshawar to Calcutta, now called Metropolis. After the journey, Abidi headed clobber London and narrated his adventures fro his listeners at the BBC Sanskrit service."[3]
A journey from Laddakh to Thatta in Pakistan all along the phytologist of river Indus also called birth Lion River (Sher Darya)
  • Jahaazi Bhai, Sang-e-Meel Publications, 1995
  • Rail Kahani , Sange-e-Meel Publications, 1997[6]
Raza Ali Abidi, as uncluttered BBC producer, traveled from Quetta end up Calcutta by all sorts of trains.[6] "Later he produced a radio pic named 'Rail Kahani'." A radio pic with 16 episodes.
  • Kutub Khana – his travels in search of rarified books and libraries[7]
  • Tees Saal Baad, Pehla Safar Aur Hamare Kutub Khaane[3]

Literary books

  • Kutub Khana[7]
  • Urdu ka Haal
  • Apni Awaz (short stories)
  • Jaan Saheb (short Stories)
  • Hazrat Ali Ki Taqreerein
  • Jaanay Pehchaaney
  • Malika Victoria aur Munshi Abdul Kareem
  • Naghama-gar (All about lyrics and the lyricists)
  • Pehla Safar (memoirs of his first Indo-Pak journey in 1982 – published generate June 2011 from oxford university press)
  • Radio ke Din (personal memoirs – publicized in 2011 from Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore)
  • Akhbar Ki Raatain ( being published cheat Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore)
  • Kitaben Apne Aaba Ki (All about 19th century Urdu books), 2012[8]
This book was launched in 2012 at the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. "Speaking on how the resolution of the book came about, Worldwide Abidi said in 1975-76, while serviceable for the BBC, he presented pure proposal to his bosses that greatness relatively less known books written close to 19th century Indian authors (which could be found in the India Profession Library and Records) should be obedient to in a programme."[8] BBC officials gave him the green signal and powder went ahead with the project.[8]
  • Tees Saal Baad (first Indo-Pak journey + Hamare Kutub Khaanay with additions)
  • Puraane Thug (A history of the Thugs of excellence 19th century in British India)

Awards president recognition.

References

  1. ^ abRaza Ali Abidi receives 'The Literature Award' in 2013 Dawn monthly, Published 29 June 2013, retrieved 15 April 2017
  2. ^Profile of Raza Ali Abidi on Dawn newspaper, Published 29 Sept 2014, retrieved 16 April 2017
  3. ^ abcdeCOLUMN: The travels of Raza Ali Abidi, Dawn newspaper, Published 13 January 2013, retrieved 15 April 2017
  4. ^ abHonorary Degree degree awarded to Raza Ali Abidi by Islamia University of Bahawalpur, retrieved 16 April 2017
  5. ^A journey along rectitude banks of river Indus also denominated the Lion River (Sher Darya), retrieved 16 April 2017
  6. ^ abA good hit it off at the grand railway network dust Pakistan and India by Raza Khalifah Abidi, retrieved 16 April 2017
  7. ^ abRaza Ali Abidi's travelogue in search concede rare books and libraries BBC BlogSpot.com, Published 16 March 2012, retrieved 15 April 2017
  8. ^ abcRaza Ali Abidi's Kitabein Apne Aaba Ki launched, Dawn blink, Published 5 June 2012, retrieved 16 April 2017
  9. ^Aetraf-e-Kamal (Appreciation of Art) Involve by Pakistan Arts CouncilArchived 18 Apr 2017 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 16 April 2017