Background
Naqvi was born in Dehradun, India.
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Tahir Naqvi
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He completed his Master of Arts degree in History in 1970 and Urdu Literature degree in 1972 from University of Karachi.
Career
He has been writing short stories since 1972. Several of his short stories have been translated into English and some regional languages. He has been praised by several writers for his short story work.
His first "afsana" (short story) was published in " Afkar " a literary magazine in 1970.
Thereafter, his afsanas have been published in other literary Urdu magazines in the United States, London and Germany. His several afsanas have been translated into English, Sindhi, Balochi, Gormokhi, Hindi, Tamil and Saraiki language.
Naqvi was given literary awards for his 2 books "Band Labon Ki Chheekh" and "Dair Kabhi Nahein Hoti". He also published a literary magazine Rujhan.
He is also a playwright, and his plays have been broadcast by Radio Pakistan.
He has contributed a daily column in different newspaper of Karachi and many articles on various subjects in Daily Jang Karachi and other leading papers. His various short stories were appreciated by the critics of fiction and the readers.
