Good to see this post and learn about his work. I had known his name but not really known much about him. Glad you write about him and highlighted his achievements.
I remember meeting Dr. Saleemuzzaman in Karachi once at a gathering I had gone to with my father. I am sorry to say that I did not know who he was but I remember being mesmerized by him and the discussion, which was mostly on poetry. Later, I remember my father being annoyed with me for not even knowing who this man was. I remember he went on about the bad education we were getting if we did not even know about him. I guess he was right. I am glad that I now know more about him.
While All Things Pakistan has remained alive and online, it has been dormant since June 11, 2011 - when, on the blog's 5th anniversary, we decided that it was time to move on. We have been heartened by your messages and the fact that a steady traffic has continued to enjoy the archived content on ATP.
While the blog itself will remain dormant, we are now beginning to add occasional (but infrequent) new material by the original authors of the blog, mostly to archive what they may now publish elsewhere. We will also be updating older posts to make sure that new readers who stumble onto this site still find it useful.
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Good to see this post and learn about his work. I had known his name but not really known much about him. Glad you write about him and highlighted his achievements.
By the way, it was in 1983 or 84 that I must have encountered Dr. Siddiqui
I remember meeting Dr. Saleemuzzaman in Karachi once at a gathering I had gone to with my father. I am sorry to say that I did not know who he was but I remember being mesmerized by him and the discussion, which was mostly on poetry. Later, I remember my father being annoyed with me for not even knowing who this man was. I remember he went on about the bad education we were getting if we did not even know about him. I guess he was right. I am glad that I now know more about him.