Ehsan Sehgal
Poet, Person
1951 –
Who is Ehsan Sehgal?
Ehsan Sehgal, born Khawaja Ehsan Elahi Sehgal on 15 November 1951, is a Pakistani Urdu poet and writer who moved to The Netherlands in 1978 to escape the political strife in Pakistan, and has lived in the Netherlands since 1978. He is also a journalist and activist for democracy and the freedom of the press and of speech.
He has received awards from Indian and European Urdu literary organisations, in recognition of his literary achievements, and is famous for his poetry book Zarb-e-Sukhan in the Urdu world. The Daily Times describes the book as a "splendid poetry collection."
Moreover, his many ghazals and naats have also been composed and sung by various singers of Pakistan. Sehgal has written a novel and several books of poetry; his articles have been published in various Urdu newspapers.
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- Born
- Nov 15, 1951
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- Education
- University of Karachi
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on July 23, 2013
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