Life

Razi Abedi was born in 1933, Sonipat India and migrated with his family to Pakistan once Pakistan came into existence.He completed his graduation in science and later opted literature, and did his master's degree in English Literature from Punjab University.
Razi Abedi is one of Pakistan's foremost literary figure. He was chairman of the English department at University of the Punjab

University of the Punjab

University of the Punjab , colloquially known as Punjab University, is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The University of the Punjab is the oldest and biggest University of Pakistan. The University of the Punjab was formally established with the convening of the first meeting of its...

, Lahore

Lahore

Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

 and has published extensively on the literatures of both East and West.

He received an M.A. in English from University of the Punjab

University of the Punjab

University of the Punjab , colloquially known as Punjab University, is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The University of the Punjab is the oldest and biggest University of Pakistan. The University of the Punjab was formally established with the convening of the first meeting of its...

. In 1968, he went to England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 for higher studies and attained M.A. and Tripos from Cambridge University in 1969. He is particularly interested in Urdu literature in the context of third-world literature and the literature now being produced in the West. He has also written extensively about education and its socio-cultural implications. He has lectured on topics related to Romanticism

Romanticism

Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...

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Works

• The Tragic Vision
• Educational Chaos
• Teesri Dunya Ka Adab (Urdu)
• Acchut Logon Ka Adab (Urdu)
• Maghribi Drama Aur Jadeed Adabi Tehrikain (Urdu)
• Teen Novel Nigar (Urdu)
• Kuch Ghazlain Kuch Nazmain (Urdu Poetry)
• Search For Medium
• Bazar ki raunaq (Urdu)

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