Sibte Hassan

Syed Sibt-e-Hasan (Urdu: سید سبط حسن) (b. 1916 - d. 1986) was an eminent scholar, journalist and activist of Pakistan. He is regarded as the pioneer of Socialism and Marxism in Pakistan, as well as the moving spirit behind the "Progressive Writers Association".

Life

Sibte Hasan was born on July 31, 1916 in Azamgarh Uttar Pradesh, India. He graduated from Aligarh University. For higher studies he went to Columbia University, USA. In 1942, Sibte Hasan joined the Communist Party of India. After partition of India, he migrated to Pakistan. He also served as editors of noted journals including; "Naya Adab" and "Lail-o-Nehar". He died of heart attack on April 20, 1986 in New Delhi while returning from a conference in India. He was buried in Karachi.

Work

* "Musa se Marx tak"
* "Shehr-e-Nigaraan"
* "Mazi ke Mazar"
* "Pakistan main Tehzeeb ka Irtaqa"
* "Inqilaab-e-Iran"
* "Naveed-e-Fikr"
* "Afkaar-e-Taza"
* "Adab aur Roshan Khayali"
* "Sukhan dar Sukhan"
* "The Battle of Ideas in Pakistan"

External links

* [http://www.dawn.com/2005/04/06/fea.htm The Daily Dawn remembers Sibte Hasan]
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