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Raoof Khalish is one of the eminent poets
of Hyderabad Deccan who went through a sea change during the decade of 1960,
generating a wave of modern thought and expression. An Architect by profession, He spent (15)
years in Saudi Arabia (1981-1996) following the Petro Dollar boom.
The stay abroad widened his horizon and added new
images cropped up in his poetry. Limitless desert, scanty-leafed palm trees, hot and humid
days, the distance of seven seas and smells of Middle East contributed a unique angle to
his poems.
In nearly 40 years of his literary life
just (3) books (collection of poems) have been published as follows:
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| since 12 Dec 1999 |
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Raoof Khalish's poetic journey
starts from modernism & now he's breathing in post-modernism. The
discipline of creativeness has always with him and he hasn't been the target of extremism. |
| Prof. Mughni Tabassum (Hyderabad) |
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Raoof Khalish's
poem "Pathrao" (Stoning)
seems to be a manifesto of Urdu Modern Poetry. |
| Viqar Ahmed of B.B.C, London |
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He arises some cruel questions but in spite of knowing its
inevitable answers we cannot come face to face with truth and reality. |
| Zaka Siddiqui (Dhahran) |
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He is having modern thoughts away from common style and thus makes
trend-setting manner. |
| Prof. Wasil Osmani (Dammam) |
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