حسن رضا گردیزی: شخص و شاعر

Abstract

Hassan Raza Gardezi is a notable saraiki poet. He hailed from very influencial and illustrious Gardezi family of Multan which had an important role in Multan's history and culture. However, Gardezi's mother tongue was Saraiki but he was very much literatre about the literature in Urdu, Arabic, Persian and English. But he used Saraiki language to show his taste in poetry. "Dhabey Dhodry", Hasan Raza's poetry work, has been published by a prominent publishing house of Multan namely Bazm e Saqafat. Prof. Dr. Aashiq Muhammad Khan Durrani, the retired vice chancellor of Bahauddin Zakaria University, Multan and a renowned historian, wrote the prologue to "Dhabey Dhodry". This article presents the human side of Hasan Raza Gardezi in the light of his saraiki poetry and a critical review of the said poetry work as well