A great Pashtu Poet Ghani Khan
A great Pashtu Poet Ghani Khan
Ghani Khan
Ghani Khan (1914-1996) is
one of the best Pashto language poet of the 20th century, son of the
legendary and peace and non-violence, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan holds a
high place in pashto literature because of his humorous and
satirical verses. He was not only a poet but also was a Painter and
sculptor. His first poem appeared in December, 1928.
Ghani Khan received his early education from a
religious teacher of the local mosques of Utmanzai. He was then sent
to the National High School in Peshawar city, which was founded in
1895 by the Hindus of the Province. After studying there for a year
he was brought into a small Azad (Free) School in Utmanzai-founded in
1921 by his father with the assistance of the
Anjuman-e-Islah-ul-Afaghina (Society for the Reformation of the
Afghans) just for the purpose to stop the people saying that a rich
person is studying in city and poor will get educated in this
wretched school.
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