Akhtar Husain

Akhtar Husain
Born1912
Died1992
Alma materUniversity of Paris (PhD)

Dr Akhtar Husain (1912-1992,[1] Urdu: اختر حسین) also known as Dr Akhtar Husain Raipuri[2] was a Pakistani scholar, journalist and lexicographer.[1] He is also the author of the book The Dust of the Road: A Translation of Gard-e-Raah that was translated into English many years after his death.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Dawn Books And Authors (9 December 2012). "COLUMN: Stars from the past: Akhtar Husain Raipuri (1912–1992) by Mehr Afshan Farooqi".
  2. ^ "Raipuri's life and times". TNS - The News on Sunday. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ^ "The Dust of the Road".
  4. ^ "The Dust of the Road A Translation of Gard-e-Raah". Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.