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| Prof. Anwar Masood A Versatile Poet of Masses Interview by Prof. Waheed Mirza & Web Master CP Typeset Urdu: Saeed J. Mughal Professor Anwar Masood is a multi lingual poet. He is a teacher of the Persian language, and a poet of Urdu and Punjabi. Mostly popular for his Punjabi poetry. His poetry gives the message of the original and pure culture of Punjab. Anwar Masood is the only Punjabi poet who is popular among the masses. The way he has described the different aspects of life in his poetry have never been described before. Some of his poems have become so popular that where ever he went people desire to listen them again and again and have requested him to recite them before them. The most popular of them are Anar Kali Diyan Shana, Aj Kee Pakaeay, Banyan, Juma Bazaar, Umree and many more. A few days back when he was in Riyadh Tahir Butt and I along with my son had an opportunity to meet him in person and interview him.  Anwar Masood born in Gujrat, his family migrated to Lahore where he started his basic education. Again he went back to Gujrat and completed his matriculation from Public School. He achieved Role of Honor in B.A. from Zamidara College Gujrat. He started teaching in Islamia high school. He did his master in Persian from Oriental College Lahore and achieved gold medal. He started his service as a lecturer in 1962 and have been teaching in different college in Punjab and retired in 1996. His writings are: Mela Akheyan Da Guncha Pher Laga Khalnay Hun Ke Keray Shakh -e- Tabasam Ek Derecha Ek Charag Meli Meli Dhoup Anwar Masood said that people love me so much that where ever I went
they welcome me with love and passion. I feel very happy when I see them laughing. Our
society has a set back of unevenness and people are participating in their sorrow and
happiness to some extent. The unexpectation and negative values are the main reasons for
unawareness of our society. Our education system is not equal and our mother language has
been put aside. We have to explore the basic quality of ever Pakistani and get together
for the rapid and fast development of our nation. Because people of Pakistan are very
talented and they have basic emotions of goodness.  Prof. Anwar Masood with his wife Pakistan Zindabad |
