Syed Qasim Mahmood

Who was Syed Qasim Mahmood?

Syed Qasim Mahmood Pakistani intellectual and Urdu short story writer, novelist, editor, publisher, translator and for most encyclopedist of Pakistan. He compiled fifteen encyclopedias and one dictionary, produced three collections of short stories, write one novel and one novelette, five dramas for Radio Pakistan, wrote story of one film, Bagi Spahi, translated master pieces of international fiction and Science & Technology, edited nine literary and Social Magazines and bring out nine Scientific and literary magazines. From his publishing companies, he published 211 Scientific and literary books, wrote many articles on Literature, Science, Politics, Sociology extra in national newspapers and magazines. It is his lifelong mission to spread knowledge and literature in his country through writing and publishing books & magazines where literacy rate is below normal. He was truly a jihadi … but against ignorance, illiteracy and fanaticism. In Pakistan a few of writers can bear their expenses from earning of pen; Qasim is included in this short list.