Kaifi Azmi – Symbol of Undying Flame of Hope
“I do not know when I was born, I do not know when I will die. I only know that I was born in the ग़ुलाम (servile) Hindustan, I will become old in an आज़ाद (independent) Hindustan and I will…
Kaifi Azmi And The Portrayal Of Women In His Poetry
Kaifi Azmi belonged to Progressive Writers Movement about which much has been written. He was a poet of distinction and according to Ranjit Hoskote( he challenged) the demons of injustice, bigotry and exploitation in a series of collections including Jhankar,…
Ali Sardar Jafri speaking about Kaifi Azmi
Ali Sardar Jafri being already involved with PWA, introduced Kaifi to Sajjad Zaheer and other stalwarts of PWA and they become de facto official poets of Leftist Movement in India, along with Sahir Ludhiyanvi .