Mazhar Tirmazi

Mazhar Tirmazi (born September 26, 1950^[1]) is a London-based Punjabi poet^[2] and journalist.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} His poem, UmraN LangiaN PabaN Bhaar (A Lifetime on Tiptoes — Healing the Wounds of Partition), was adapted for a Ghazal rendition by Asad Amanat Ali Khan and is widely acclaimed.^[8]

Tirmazi in London, 1999

Works

Poetry

• Jãgda Sufna (Dream of Awakening; 1983)^[9]
• Thandi Bhubal (Cold Ashes; 1986)^[9]
• Kãya Kãgad (The Body is Paper; 1998)^[9]
• Dooja Hath Sawãli (My Other Pleading Hand; 2001)^[9]

Theatre

• UmraN LangiaN PabaN Bhaar (A Lifetime on Tiptoes — Healing the Wounds of Partition), nominated for Amnesty International's Freedom of Expression Award at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival.^[9]