Kanwal Feroze

{{Short description|Pakistani scholar, poet, writer and journalist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2019}} '''Kanwal Feroze''' is a Pakistani scholar, poet, writer, journalist and media analyst. He was born in 1938 in Ferozepur, India, and migrated to Sargodha, Pakistan. He moved to Lahore in 1958 and has since been playing an important role in the literary activities of the city.<ref name="jang">{{cite web |title = The News 23 August 2009| url= http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/aug2009-weekly/nos-23-08-2009/lit.htm}}</ref>

He is the Chief Editor of the monthly Urdu language journal ''Shadaab'', which is an independent, socio-political and literary magazine which has specialized in minority issues and have promoted inter-religious peace and harmony since 1969.<ref>{{cite web|title = The Nation 18 February 2010|url = http://splus.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Encounter/18-Feb-2010/Journeys-in-progression|access-date = 2010-04-21|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100223083510/http://splus.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Encounter/18-Feb-2010/Journeys-in-progression|archive-date = 2010-02-23|url-status = dead}}</ref>

He holds a Ph.D. in Community Journalism.<ref>{{cite web|title = UCANews.com August 11, 2000|url = http://archive.ucanews.com/2000/08/11/revived-catholic-urdu-literature-board-will-work-for-social-harmony/?key=pakistan}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In February 2005, he was honoured by the Pakistan Academy of Letters.<ref>{{cite web |title = Dawn 6 February 2005| url= https://www.dawn.com/news/1067008/dawn-features-06-february-2005}}</ref>

In 2009, he was awarded the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (President's Medal of Excellence) in Literature by the Government of Pakistan. He was the first Christian Literary personality of Pakistan to have been given this award in Literature <ref>{{cite web |title = Dawn 16 August 2009. | url= http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/list-of-civil-award-winners-689| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121005140545/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/list-of-civil-award-winners-689| url-status= dead| archive-date= 5 October 2012}}</ref>

His poetry has been published in four volumes: *''Shahar-e- Saleeb-o-Gul'' – 1967 *''Shaakh-e-Shab-e-Wisaal'' - 1992 *''Shaam-e-Firat-e-Dil'' - 2002 *''Shafaq-e-Subh-e-Ghazal'' - 2009 *''Shikast-e-Sada-e--Dil''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Feroze, Kanwal}} Category:Urdu-language non-fiction writers Category:Urdu-language Pakistani poets Category:Pakistani Christians Category:1938 births Category:Living people Category:People from Firozpur Category:People from Punjab Province (British India)