Shaista Nuzhat

Shaista Nuzhat (Punjabi: شائستہ نُزہت (Shahmukhi)) (born 1960s) is a Punjabi linguistic and cultural expert, and the Director of the Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (PILAC).[1]

Shaista Nuzhat
Born	25 November Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Education	Ph.D in Philosophy
Alma mater	University of Punjab
Occupation	Linguist, Poet, Columnist, Writer
Spouse(s)	Naseem Sajid

Biography

Early Life & Education

Shaista belongs to Gujranwala, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. She gained a Ph.D in Philosophy from the University of the Punjab, Lahore. She is popularly known as a poet[2] in Punjabi and Urdu, a columnist, and a writer. She has been prominent in public speeking and communication.

Career

Shaista started her career as a lecturer in Philosophy and later as a Journalist. She has worked as a sub-editor in various national daily newspapers. She holds the portfolio of a public sector official and bureaucrat, working with the Government of Pakistan. She did the 12th Senior Management Course (SMC) from Lahore.[3]

PILAC

Shaista has worked to promote Punjabi language, literature, art and culture. As a result of her efforts, the Punjab Legislative Assembly passed a bill for the establishment of an institution named the Punjab Institute of Language, Art & Culture, which started functioning, initially, in 2005, in a rented building at Shadman Colony, Lahore, as part of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Youth Affairs, with Shaista as the Founding Director. The Institute brought together Punjabi writers, poets, and journalists in the PILAC (commonly known as Punjabi Complex), at 01-Qaddafi Stadium, Ferozpur Road, Lahore, with the support of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the Ex. Chief Minister, Punjab. PILAC has been functioning from this complex since 2007, after an inauguration by Elahi. Shaista also started Pakistan's first Punjabi FM-radio channel named FM-Pechanway (FM-95) Punjab Rang, under the umbrella of PILAC, broadcasting from the Punjabi Complex.

Foreign Tours

Shaista has visited Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Thailand, India, UK, France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong-China, South Korea, and Sri Lanka, to deliver lectures and research papers in connection with promoting the Punjabi language.

Publications

Sr. No.	Title	Detail	Year
1	TUM	Urdu Poetry	2017
2	My Debut in Journalism	A compilation of published articles and columns, by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in different international magazines and newspapers on his period as a student	2012
3	Manto Se Milyay[4]	Stage Play	2011
4	Ik Seeti Maar Mitra	A transliteration of short stories by Amarta Pritam	2008
5	Aqal te Ishq	A transliteration of Sufi poetry of Khushhal Khan Khattak	2008
6	Chaway Fareed	Sindhi translation of Kalam Baba Fareed-ud-Din Ganj Shakar with English, Urdu, and Gurumukhi script	2008
7	Our Legendary Intellectuals	Supervision of preparation and publishing of translation of poetry of seven Sufi Poets of Punjab	2008
8	Darshan Patno Paar	A book of Punjabi poetry	2007
9	Roedaad	Compilation of proceedings of Inter-Provincial Cultural Conference 2005	2006
10	Mirza Sahiban	A revised poetic version of fol lore of Punjab	2006
11	Imranyat-e-Waris Shah	A book in Urdu and Gurumukhi on Sociological Philosohpy of Waris Shah. Also been translated by Indian Universities in Gurumukhi	2006
12	Research Papers on Guru Grahnth Sahib	Research papers	2005
13	Bil Aakhir	A book of Urdu and Punjabi poetry	1993

Awards & Honors

Title	Awarded By	Year
Interfaith Harmony Award	Principle Officer of American Consulate, Lahore	2008
Award of Excellence in Culture	Government of Punjab	2007
Guru Nanak Heritage of Interfaith Understanding Award	United States	2006
Ambassador of Peace Award	Seoul, South Korea	2006
208th Waris Shah Award	Waris Shah Academy, Jandiala Sher Khan	2006
Delhi Tax Bar Association Award	Delhi	2006
Khawaja Fareed Sangat Award	Lahore	2005
Adeeb International Award	India	2005
Award of Excellence	Department of Philosophy, University of Punjab	2003
Poetess of the Year Award	Lahore Gymkhana	2002
Waris Shah Award	Ministry of Information, Culture and Youth Affairs Department, Govt. of Punjab	2002

References

1. "Punjabi literature as rich as any other, says Elahi", Daily Times, 12 October 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2013
2. "Shaista Nuzhat - Shaista Nuzhat Biography - Poem Hunter".
3. "SMC-12".
4. "Pakistan National Council of the Arts".