Birth: 4 January 1935
Death: 5 December 1987
Daud Kamal was a Pakistani Writer. He had done work in the
English literature of Pakistan. He is called the T.S Eliot of Pakistan. He was
mostly inspired by the modernist writers Ezra Pound, T.S Eliot, and W.B Yeats
for the poetry. His father was Chaudary Muhammad Ali, who served as the
vice-chancellor of the University of Peshawar.
Education
He got his early education from Burn Hall Abbottabad. Then he
went to Burn Hall Srinagar. He also went to Islamia College Peshawar. He went
to two universities, the University of Peshawar and the University of Cambridge.
Career
He had started writing
when he was in his twenties. He served as the chairman and teacher at the
English department of the University of Peshawar.
His themes of poetry were mostly the
injustice of kings towards man. History, rural and pastoral. His poetry also
had themes of Sufism and spirituality. The connection of a man with the
universe was the important theme of his writings.
His writings had a sense of loss in
them. He wanted to know the identity of oneself. The legacy which makes a
nation great is also the main character of his writings.
Works
Recognitions
Remote Beginnings
Before the Carnations Wither
Daud Kamal as a Translator
Daud Kamal had
translated the Urdu literature books into English. He had translated the works
of Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Mirza Ghalib.
Achievements
He had won “three gold
medals in three international poetry competitions sponsored by the Triton
College, U.S.A.
In 1987, in Pakistan, he was given the Faiz Ahmed
Faiz Award. President of Pakistan had given him the Pride of Pakistan Award in
1990, which holds a great honor from any citizen of Pakistan.
Death and Burial
Daud Kamal died on 5
December 1987 in the United States. He was buried in the graveyard of the
University of Peshawar, where he had taught for 29 years.
