Islamabad (Web Desk/Agencies): The 61st death anniversary of renowned playwright and poet Shaukat Thanvi is being observed on Saturday.
Shaukat Thanvi was born in 1904 in Thana Bhawan (Uttar Pradesh), India, but migrated to Pakistan after the partition.
After working for ten years at Pakistan Radio, he moved to Karachi where he joined the editorial board of the newspaper, Jang, of which he also became the editor.
Thanvi also wrote for several other literary journals such as Sar Panch, Hamdam, Lucknow, Millat, etc.
He was primarily a humourist as is indicated by the titles of his famous literary works: Mauj-e-Tabassum, Bahr-e-Tabassum, Sail-e-Tabassum, and Toofaan-e-Tabassum.
Shaukat Thanvi died in Lahore on May 4,1963.
