I t took Jaun Elia’s death on 8 November 2002 for the world to fall in love with his poetry. Today, he is one of the most Googled poets, but still remains an enigmatic figure in modern Urdu ...

Sad-posting in the urban city: a look at Jaun Elia’s rising popularity among desi youth A new gen of desis employs creative means to celebrate the rich world of Urdu poetry and its existential angst ...

KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar held at Urdu Bagh on Saturday underlined the need to reframe the real picture of Jaun Elia’s personality and his poetry, as he was a celebrated Urdu poet, writer ...

Not gone: Jaun Elia’s ideas still reverberating in the hearts of the young Elia's poetry explains the malaise we have faced in this century Fawad Hasan November 08, 2017 ...

Let’s be honest. Jaun Elia has reinvented the ghazal-scape of Urdu. The scents of “hijr” and “visaal” and the sparks of “ishq” and “yaad” have always perfumed and ignited our poetry.

Jaun Elia is perhaps serving another purpose for our youth as well. Both his poetry and looks seem to symbolise freedom -- freedom from the straightjacket that society forces you to wear.

The legacy of Pakistani Marxist poet Jaun Elia’s remains eminent as social media marked his sixteenth death anniversary, flooded with signature quotes and poetry.On this occasion, fans took to ...

National. PDP Leaders Find Solace In Jaun Elia’s Poetry After Being Denied Tickets The initial candidate list of the PDP for the assembly elections has created furore within the party with many ...

Annoyed, rebellious, melancholic Jaun Elia passed away 15 years ago on Nov 8, 2002. The surge of repugnance in him for traditional thought and orthodoxy, and quest for self-abnegation, swept his ...