Munawar Shakeel

Munawar Shakeel (Punjabi and Urdu: منور شکیل) (born 1969) is a Pakistani poet, writing in the Punjabi language.

Munawar Shakeel[1][2]
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Village near Rurala Road, Jaranwala Tehsil, Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationCobbler, poet
LanguagePunjabi
CitizenshipPakistani
SubjectSocial
Years activeSince 1990
Notable worksFive Punjabi-language poetry books

Early life; career

Skakeel was born in 1969 in a village near the town of Rurala Road – 25 km from Jaranwala (city) in the Faisalabad District, Punjab, Pakistan.

By profession, he is a roadside cobbler. A writer of five Punjabi-language award-winning books,[3] he used to write poetry while repairing shoes. Bashir Hamid, the headmaster of 282 GB, was his mentor.[4]

Books
  • first book – Soch Samandar (Punjabi سوچ سمندر ) was published in 2004[5]
  • second book – Pardes Di Sangat (Punjabi سنگت پردیس دی ) was published in 2005[6]
  • third book – Saddiyan De Bhait ( صدیاں دے بھیت) was published in 2009[7]
  • fourth book – Jhora Dhap Gawachi Da (چھورا دھپ گوچی دا) was published in 2011[8]
  • fifth book – Akhaan Mitti Ho Gaiyaan Ankhaian (مٹی ہو گئیاں اکھیاں) was published in 2013[9]

Awards and memberships

Shakeel has received awards from organisations, including the Ashna-e-Saandal Bar, the Pakistan Writers Guild,[10] and Punjabi Sevak.

He is a member of literary groups, including the Royal Adabi Academy, Jaranwala and the Naqeebi Karvan-e-Adab.[11][12][13]

References
  1. https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/get-inspired/meet-munawar-shakeel-a-cobbler-who-is-also-a-poet-and-author-of-five-award-winning-books/. Archived 2022-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "A Pakistani Cobbler Has Written 5 Award-winning Books on Poetry". 11 December 2015.
  3. "Munawar Shakeel: Cobbling his way to five award-winning books". 15 July 2015.
  4. "Mochi Shayer by Javed Chaudhry". 20 January 2022.
  5. "The cobbler poet of Pakistan Munawar Shakeel. | Jaggery".
  6. "Meet a Pakistani cobbler who wrote 5 books of poetry".
  7. "Munawar Shakeel Punjabi Poet; Author of 5 Books is living a life of cobbler; Indoz TV". YouTube.
  8. "He is a cobbler and author of five award-winning books".
  9. @ARfrom1947 (24 April 2018). "In a town of Jaranwala, Munawar Shakeel is a cobbler, a poet&author of 5 Punjabi poetry books.He: I make Rs250-300…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. "Home". pakwritersguild.org.
  11. "This Pakistani Cobbler Has Written 5 Award Winning Books. What's Your Excuse?". 16 July 2015.
  12. "#Inspiration: This Pakistani cobbler is a writer of 5 award-winning books". 16 July 2015.
  13. "پانچ کتابوں کا مصنف موچی".
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