Gul Pacha Ulfat

Life and work

Introduction

Gul Pacha Ulfat was born in 1909 in Aziz Khan Kats, Qarghayi district of Laghman. He studied Arabic and religious subjects and began his public literary career with the Anis newspaper in 1935.

Ulfat founded the Wolus weekly, led the Pashto Academy, taught at Kabul University, and wrote extensively in poetry, prose, and social thought. He died in 1977.

A foundational figure in twentieth-century Pashto literary, ethical, and social thought.

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