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{{Infobox writer
| name = '''Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi''' '''احمد ندیم قاسمی'''
| honorific_suffix = [[Sitara-e-Imtiaz|SI]] [[Pride of Performance|PP]]
| image = Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi (cropped).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Qasmi in 2007
| pseudonym = Nadeem
| birth_name = Ahmad Shah Awan
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1916|11|20}}
| birth_place = [[Anga, Punjab|Angah]], [[Khushab District]], British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2006|7|10|1916|11|20}}<ref name=BBCNews>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5166788.stm Profile and obituary of Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi on BBC News website] Published 10 July 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2019</ref>
| death_place = [[Lahore]], Pakistan
| occupation = [[Urdu poet]], journalist, writer, [[scholarly method|scholar]]<ref name=BBCNews/>
| nationality = [[Pakistani]]
| citizenship = Pakistan
| education = Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the [[Punjab University, Lahore]], Pakistan
| alma_mater = [[Govt. Sadiq Egerton College Bahawalpur]]
| period =
| genre = Poetry, [[Urdu literature#Short stories .28afsanah nigari.29|Afsana]]
| subject =
| movement = [[Progressive Writers Movement]] A member of [[Progressive Writers' Association]]<ref name=BBCNews/>
| notableworks =
| children = [[Dr Naheed Qasimi|Naheed Qasmi]]
| awards = [[Pride of Performance]] (1968)<ref name=app>{{cite news|url=http://www.app.com.pk/pnca-to-honour-ahmed-nadeem-qasmi/ |title=Pakistan National Council of the Arts honours Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi – his profile with info on many of his awards|website= Associated Press of Pakistan website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212170917/http://www.app.com.pk/pnca-to-honour-ahmed-nadeem-qasmi/ |archive-date=12 December 2016 |date= 19 November 2016|access-date=17 April 2021}}</ref> [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] (1980)<ref name=app/>
| signature = Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi Autograph.jpg
}}

'''Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|احمد ندیم قاسمی}}}}) born '''Ahmad Shah Awan''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|احمد شاہ اعوان}}}}) (20 November 1916 - 10 July 2006) was an [[Urdu]] language Pakistani poet, journalist, [[literary critic]], dramatist and short story author. He wrote 50 books on topics such as poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art, and was a major figure in contemporary [[Urdu literature]].<ref name=BBCNews/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk">{{cite news|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/12/16/city/islamabad/ahmad-nadeem-qasmi-remembered/|title=Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi remembered|newspaper=Pakistan Today|date=16 December 2011|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> His poetry was distinguished by its [[humanism]],<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> and his Urdu ''afsana'' (short story) work is considered by some second only to Munshi [[Prem Chand]] in its depiction of rural culture. He was also editor and publisher of the literary magazine ''[[Funoon]]'' for almost half a century. He received awards such as the [[Pride of Performance]] in 1968 and [[Sitara-e-Imtiaz]] in 1980 for his literary work.<ref name=Dawn/>

[[Gulzar]], one of the most influential writers in modern India, called him his mentor and guru.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Iqbal|first=Abdullah|date=11 November 2004|title=Gulzar in Lahore to visit his ailing mentor|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/gulzar-in-lahore-to-visit-his-ailing-mentor-1.338247|access-date=8 January 2021|website=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==

===Background===
Qasmi was born on November 20, 1916 in the village of [[Angah, Punjab|Anga]] in [[Khushab District]], [[British Raj|British India]] into an [[Awan (tribe)|Awan]] family.<ref>{{cite book|title=Flower on a Grave: Poems from Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi|first=Daud |last=Kamal|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2008|url=http://global.oup.com/academic/product/flower-on-a-grave-9780195474978|isbn=9780195474978}}</ref> He graduated from a high school in [[Campbellpur]] in 1931, (now renamed [[Attock]] city in [[Pakistan]]), around the time when he wrote his first poem He studied at government college Attock. Later he studied at [[Govt. Sadiq Egerton College Bahawalpur|Sadiq Egerton College]] in [[Bahawalpur]]. He graduated from the [[University of the Punjab, Lahore]] in 1935. He had a brother, Peerzada Mohammad Bakhsh Qasmi, and a sister. He became an active member of the [[Progressive Writers Movement]] as a secretary and was consequently arrested many times during the 1950s and 1970s. He died on 10 July 2006 of complications from [[asthma]] at [[Punjab Institute of Cardiology]] in [[Lahore]].<ref name=Dawn/><ref name=ATP>[https://pakistaniat.com/2006/08/16/a-tribute-ahmed-nadeem-qasmi-1916-2006/ A Tribute: Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi (1916–2006)] All Things Pakistan, Published 16 August 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2019</ref>

==Literary career==
Qasmi edited several prominent literary journals, including ''Phool'', ''Tehzeeb-i-Niswaan'', ''Adab-i-Lateef'', ''Savera'', ''Naqoosh'', and his own journal, ''Funoon''.<ref name=Dawn/> He also worked as the editor of the Urdu daily ''Imroze''. Qasimi contributed weekly columns to national newspapers like ''Rawan Dawan'' and ''[[Daily Jang]]'' for several decades. His poetry has included both traditional ghazals and modern nazms. Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi was also committed to mentoring and grooming others.<ref name=ATP/>

[[File:Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi.jpg|thumb|Qasmi in May 1949]]
In 1948, he was selected as the secretary-general of the ''Anjuman-e-Taraqqi Pasand Musannifeen'' ([[Progressive Writers Movement]]) for [[Punjab region|Punjab]]. In 1949, he was elected the secretary-general of the organisation for Pakistan. In 1962, Qasmi published his own literary magazine ''Fanoon'', with the support of writers and poets including [[Khadija Mastoor]], [[Hajra Masroor]], [[Ahmed Faraz]], [[Amjad Islam Amjad]], [[Ata ul Haq Qasmi]], and [[Munnu Bhai]] . Qasmi was the mentor of the poet [[Parveen Shakir]]. In 1974, he was appointed secretary-general of ''Majlis-Taraqee-Adab'', a literary body established by the government of [[West Pakistan]] in 1958.

In December 2011, Professor [[Fateh Muhammad Malik]] and noted columnist [[Ata ul Haq Qasmi]] arranged a seminar on the life and achievements of Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi at the [[International Islamic University, Islamabad]].
His literary work has been appreciated and admired by Urdu writers, poets, and critics,<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> although there is also criticism of his literary work and of his personality. Fateh Muhammad Malik is a long-time friend of Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi. In his book about the life and personality of Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi called 'Nadeem Shanasi', he gives the impression that it is evident from Qasmi's letters to him that Qasmi had a buried disliking for Faiz and perhaps considered himself a poet greater than Faiz.<ref name="dawn.com">{{cite news|url=http://dawn.com/2011/08/21/non-fiction-ahmed-nadeem-qasmi-the-controversy-lives-on/|title=NON-FICTION: Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi: the controversy lives on|newspaper=Dawn|location=Pakistan|date=21 August 2011|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> "The letters also reveal that Qasmi had a narcissistic personality and an inflated ego when it came to his contemporaries. He consciously or unconsciously tried to belittle Faiz, though without much effect."<ref name="dawn.com"/><ref name=ATP/>

Some people in literary circles of Pakistan also think that there were some envy and rivalry among Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, [[Wazir Agha]] and [[Munir Niazi]].<ref name=ATP/>

===An example of his poetry, with translation===
{{div col}}
{{blockquote|
Dawar-e hashr! mujhe teri qasam <ref name=ATP/>
Umr bhar mein ne ibadat ki hay 
Tu mera namaa-e-amaal tau dekh 
Mein ne insaan se mohabbat ki hay}}

{{blockquote|O Lord of the Day of Judgment I swear by you I have worshipped all my life Look at my balance sheet I have loved mankind}}
{{div col end}}

==Bibliography==
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'''Poetry'''

* ''Jalal-o-Jamal''<ref name=Dawn/>
* ''Shola-i-Gul''
* ''Kisht-i-Wafa''
* ''Dasht-e-wafa''
* ''Dawam''
* ''Muheet''
* ''Loh-e-khaak''
* ''Baseet''
* ''Jamal''
* ''Arz-o-sama''

'''Short stories'''
* ''Afsaanay'' (40 best short stories selected by Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi himself)<ref name=goodreads>[https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/18041666-afsanay Profile and Afsanay by Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi on goodreads.com website] Retrieved 26 June 2019</ref>
* ''Chopaal'' (1939)<ref name=Dawn/>
* ''Gandasa'' was also a source of inspiration for the legendary character [[Maula Jatt (character)|Maula Jatt]]
* ''Sannata''<ref name=Dawn/>
* ''Kapaas ka Phool''<ref name=Dawn/>
* ''Aabley''
* ''Tuloo-O-Gharoob''
* ''Sailab-o-Gardab''
* ''Anchal''
* ''ghar se ghar tak''
* ''Nila-pathar''
* ''Dawam-dar-o-deewar''
* ''Bazar-e-hayat''
* ''Aas-paas''
* ''Jhoota''
* ''Bhoot''{{div col end}}

==Awards and recognition==
* [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1968<ref name=app/><ref name=goodreads/>
* [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] (Star of Excellence) Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1980<ref name=app/><ref name=goodreads/>
* Lifetime Achievement Award by the [[Pakistan Academy of Letters]]<ref name=Dawn>[https://www.dawn.com/news/200910/ahmad-nadeem-qasmi-passes-away Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi's obituary and profile] ''Dawn'' (Pakistan), Published 11 July 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2019</ref><ref name=goodreads/>
* Islamabad 7th Avenue named after Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi.<ref name=DawnNews>[https://www.dawn.com/news/1316877 CDA approves renaming of 7th Avenue] ''Dawn'' (Pakistan), Published 25 February 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019</ref><ref name=goodreads/>

==See also==
{{portal|Novels}}
*[[List of Pakistani journalists]]
*[[List of Pakistani poets]]
*[[List of Pakistani writers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|3789659}}

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