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Jayant Parmar

Jayant Parmar is a bi-lingual poet who writes in Gujarati and Urdu. He is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu for his collection of poems Pencil aur doosri nazmein. Parmar is also a calligrapher and an illustrator. He usually illustrates and designs his books himself. His poetry has been translated into many languages and appears in university syllabi in India. Parmar has published several collections of poetry in Urdu, the latest titled Giacometti ke sapne.

I Have Seen Words | لفظ کو دیکھا ہے مَیں نے

Translated from the Urdu to the English by Gopika Jadeja I have seen words in the rain Retreating into the jute shelter In the queue for kerosene Withering in the eyes of Unhappy children. Standing empty stomach Drinking tea out …

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ربیکا کے ساتھ – ٹونی برچ | With Rebecca

Translated from the English to the Urdu by Jayant Parmar اُردو ترجمہ : جینت پرمار ہم سوچتے ہیں کچرے کے بارے میں کریک کے کنارے چلتے ہوئے اور ہمارے لڑکھڑاتے قدم جنگلی گھاس کے درمیان سے گزرتے ہیں اور ہم …

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