Sayeed Ahmad

Syed Jamil Ahmed (University of Dhaka)

Ed. by Niaz Zaman, Independent University Bangladesh
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.2: Pakistani and Bangladeshi Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Sarker Hasan Al Zayed (Independent University Bangladesh), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège), Muneeza Shamsie (Independent Scholar - Asia), Niaz Zaman (Independent University Bangladesh)

Dates

Born 1 Jan 1931
Died 21 Jan 2010
Activity 1951-2010

Places

Born in Bangladesh
Active in Bangladesh

Activities

Primary

Civil servant
Playwright / Dramatist

Other

Teacher/ Professor

Resources

Ahmad's Works

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In 1961, a young male civil servant named Sayeed Ahmad, posted in Karachi to serve the Government of Pakistan, wrote a play in English named

The Thing.

It was a time when the Martial Law had just been lifted in Pakistan after years of extreme political instability, and the War of Liberation of 1971 that would lead to the birth of Bangladesh was still some years away. In this apparent calm between two major crises, the port city of Karachi had lost the status of capital of the country, but continued to be its bustling financial hub. In the eyes of Sayeed Ahmad, “affluence paved the way” of the metropolis “with glitter and style, big hotels, fashionable clubs, broad roads, a grand race course and pubs galore” (Ahmad 455). In pale imitation of Parisian nightlife of artistes, Ahmad…

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Citation: Ahmed, Syed Jamil. "Sayeed Ahmad". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 June 2020 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=49, accessed 22 December 2024.]