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Zamir Ali Badayuni (sometimes spelled Badayooni or Badaiyuni) was a critic and broadcaster on the Karachi literary scene.

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Life

The son of Yaqoob Ali, he was born 20 June 1941 in Badayun, UP, India and received his early education in Bombay before migrating to Pakistan. He was associated with the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation where he became associated with Saleem Ahmed and Qamar Jameel. A keen student of literature and philosophy, he wrote two books. The first on Modernism And Post-Modernism,[1] which received Baba-e-Urdu Award by the Pakistan Academy of Letters. The second, Mabaad-i-Jadeediat Ka Doosra Rukh, was published by Scheherzade publications. He received the Abdul Haq Award from Adbiat Pakistan.[2] Zamir Ali died in Karachi on October 20, 2003.[2]

References

Zamir was a personal friend of mine. We both had the same background. I did ask him to visit me in the UK but he was too ill due to diabetes. His memory still lingers with me. He passed away about in October 2003. Merajuddin Shaikh.

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