Modern · Progressive and critical
Qalandar Momand
قلندر مومند
A poet, fiction writer, journalist, linguist, and critic with a broad intellectual influence on modern Pashto literature.
Life and work
Introduction
Sahibzada Habib-ur-Rahman Qalandar Momand was born near Peshawar in Bazid Khel on 1 September 1930. He worked as a poet, short-story writer, journalist, lawyer, linguist, and literary critic.
Sabaun and Ranai are among his poetry collections. He also produced a Pashto dictionary, fiction, translations, and critical studies of major texts including Pata Khazana and Khayr al-Bayan.
A versatile modernist, rigorous critic, and major progressive voice in Pashto literature.
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Biographical references
Recorded works
Poems
Books and editions