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My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 1

My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 1

Salima Hashmi grew up with puppets and poetry, inspiring her own career in performance

Lives Less Ordinary · BBC World Service

June 23, 202440m 52s

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Show Notes

Salima Hashmi grew up in Lahore witnessing the radical poetry of her celebrated father, Faiz Ahmed Faiz. It inspired her own path into art and performance, creating Pakistani TV’s first ever political satire show, Such Gup.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Maryam Maruf

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