GCU literary events

LAHORE: Government College University (GCU) Monday held two literary events including a seminar on Punjabi literature which was addressed by London-based Punjabi poet Mazhar Tirmazi.

Amarjit Chandan, another renowned Punjabi poet and essayist, also presented his poetry at the seminar chaired by GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah. Government College University Safdar Mir English Literary Circle organised an interactive session on “The Pakistani Canon: Context, Criticism and the Making of the Pakistani Anglophone Literature” by Muneeza Shamsie, a renowned critic, scholar and short-story writer.

Muneeza spoke on the evolution of Pakistani literature through decades. She highlighted the work of various eminent Pakistani authors and poets in English literature. GCU English Department Chairperson Siddique Awan said besides Western literature, the department also taught the Pakistani English literature to its students.