LAHORE: Colloquially known as the ‘Poet of Resistance’, Habib Jalib passed away in March, 1993. Yesterday marked his 26 th death anniversary. In his memory, multiple film personalities, literary ...
If Urdu, as a language, has produced any ‘people’s poet’ after Nazeer Akbarabadi, then it is Habib Jalib. Both Habib and Nazeer were representatives of common people and voiced the feelings and ...
It was revolutionary poet Habib Jalib’s 25th death anniversary on Monday. The legendary poet spent his life fighting injustice and speaking truth to power. During dictatorial days, he was among the ...
While Lahore is undoubtedly a symbol of hegemonic authority, it is also the city of Habib Jalib, the rebel poet, who challenged this hegemony his entire life. His was one of the loudest voices against ...
LAHORE: A daylong Jalib Awami Mela attracted a large number of people from different walks of life at the Open Air Theatre Bagh-i-Jinnah on Sunday. The festival was organised by Jalib Awami Mela ...
The 31st death anniversary of famous and revolutionary poet Habib Jalib was observed on Tuesday. Habib Jalib's original name was Habib Ahmad. He started writing poetry at the age of 15. Initially he ...