Hafeez Johar
حفیظ جوہرؔ
Hafeez Johar was one of a new breed of Urdu poets who came to Britain as a 13-year old, grew up in a wider British environment and imbibed Asian cultural values from the backyard of his parental home. His work has been published nationally and internationally in newspapers and magazines in Britain and across India and Pakistan. He has to his credit a collection of poems entitled Barf Ka Roag (misery of snow) which was published in 1995. His diction was modern and his poetry subjects came from the west.
His Complete Works
Kaarobaar-e-Shaam
Nearly two decades after his untimely passing, Kaarobaar-e-Shaam brings together the powerful poetry of Johar—an evocative and deeply personal voice in Urdu literature. This landmark collection gathers his verses from private notebooks, rare family photographs, and biographical reflections to tell the story of a writer profoundly rooted in the city he called home, Bradford. This complete collection also includes his first book- Barf Ka Roag.
Dedication
Hamid Ali Khan's composition
Hamid Ali Khan's composition of Hafeez's ghazal 'Ab to deykhe huway rasto se bhi dar lagta hai
documentary
A year after he passed with friends colleagues and family
Interviews
Interviews
1st interview - 1984
2nd interview - 2006