Najmul Hasan Rizvi
b. 1944 · 3 books
Biography
Najmul Hasan Rizvi is an English language journalist and a bilingual fiction writer, columnist and broadcaster. He retired from Khaleej Times, Dubai in 2008 as Assistant Editor after serving with the newspaper for more than 25 years. Currently, he lives in Karachi.
He is an award winning author, with six collections of short stories, a novel and two anthologies of humorous essays and satirical TV columns to his credit. Wrote a column, Mr Right, a political satire, in Khaleej Times, Dubai, for seven years.
Urdu Books: Novel : Marvi Aur Marjina (2011). Short Stories: Chashme Tamasha (1982), Hath Bachney Waley(1994), Pursay Ka Mausam(1997), Internet Cafe (2002), Oxygen (2008), Darya Ka Ghar (2011). Humour: Hamara Badmashi Nizam (1998), Mazrat kay Sath-TV columns (2007). Literary Articles: Harf-e-Tazah (2010). Memoirs: Awaze Pa (2015). Najmul Hasan Rizvi Kay Behtreen Afsanay (Anthology of short stories compiled by Dr Ambreen Haseeb Amber). Children's books in English:Stories: Moon Comes to Earth (2011). Novel: The Peacock Valley. Awards: Hijra Award from the Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad on Haath Bechney Waley (1994), Salim Jafri International Award from Majlis-e-Farogh-e-Urdu Adab, Qatar (1998). National Book Foundation, Pakistan Award on 'Moon Comes to Earth' (2011). UBL-Jang Best Fiction Award for Urdu novel Marvi Aur Merjina (2012).
He is an award winning author, with six collections of short stories, a novel and two anthologies of humorous essays and satirical TV columns to his credit. Wrote a column, Mr Right, a political satire, in Khaleej Times, Dubai, for seven years.
Urdu Books: Novel : Marvi Aur Marjina (2011). Short Stories: Chashme Tamasha (1982), Hath Bachney Waley(1994), Pursay Ka Mausam(1997), Internet Cafe (2002), Oxygen (2008), Darya Ka Ghar (2011). Humour: Hamara Badmashi Nizam (1998), Mazrat kay Sath-TV columns (2007). Literary Articles: Harf-e-Tazah (2010). Memoirs: Awaze Pa (2015). Najmul Hasan Rizvi Kay Behtreen Afsanay (Anthology of short stories compiled by Dr Ambreen Haseeb Amber). Children's books in English:Stories: Moon Comes to Earth (2011). Novel: The Peacock Valley. Awards: Hijra Award from the Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad on Haath Bechney Waley (1994), Salim Jafri International Award from Majlis-e-Farogh-e-Urdu Adab, Qatar (1998). National Book Foundation, Pakistan Award on 'Moon Comes to Earth' (2011). UBL-Jang Best Fiction Award for Urdu novel Marvi Aur Merjina (2012).