Author: Wasiq Wiqar

Sanjh Sawail is a beautiful collection of Hindko poetry by Muhammad Fareed. Muhammad Fareed has created some vibrant piece of poetry that touches the today’s societal issues. Muhammad Fareed has proved himself a real progressive Hindko poet and his poetic lines make reader think. This 96 pages long book was first published in 1987 and now Gandhara Hindko Academy has republished it in 2020.

This book is a collection of Hindko Poetry by Abdul Waheed Bismal. The book contains Hindko Ghazals, Poems, Four liners and Maahiya. There are beautiful Hamd and Naat along with some poems on Ramzan and Eid. There is romantic poetry and also the poetry regarding the daily life. The book is 128 pages long. It was published for the first time in 2013 and now Gandhara Hindko Academy published it again in 2020.

Kavi Raj Mahta Balwant Singh was an Ayurvedic research scholar in D. A. College Lahore. In May 1922 he went on to explore the mountains of Tibet and Ladakh for herbs. All that expedition was penned by Kavi Raj sing in the form of an interesting travelogue. This travelogue was first published in 1924. Dr. Zahoor ahmad Awan has compiled it again and wrote its preface. This 117 pages long compilation was initially published in 1996 and now Gandhara Hindko Academy has published it once again in 2020.

Sultan Sakoon has a great name among those who had been working on folk genres of literature for a long time. This book is a collection of “Hindko Maahiya” a type of Hindko poetry. These Maahiyas are such a treat to read. Hundreds of Maahiya are brought together in this collection having 138 pages, by Sir. Sultan Sakoon. This book was published for the first time in 2002 and now Mr. Muhammad Zia ud Din made it possible to republish this book once again in 2020.

Dau Iqbal (دو اقبال) is a wonderful and stunning work of research and actualization by Dr. Zahoor Ahmad Awan. In this book he attempted to project the difference between what really Iqal was and what he’s being presented by the establishment to straighten their their own ways. Dr. Zahoor Ahmad Awan also discussed Ali Shareati; great philosopher from Iran and described him as his teacher. There are 185 pages in the book. The book got published in 1993 for the first time and now Gandhara Hindko Academy has published it again in 2020.