Taoos Chaman ki Mayna - Asif Farrukhi on Naiyer Masud by zambeeldramaticreadings published on 2013-03-24T11:27:29Z Fiction writer and critic Asif Farrukhi speaks on Naiyer Masud on the second performance of Naiyer Masud's short story Taoos Chaman ki Mayna, at T2F Karachi, 23rd March 2013. Asif Farrukhi is known for his short stories and essays and has published translations of prose and poetry from modern and classical writers. He contributes regularly to the English language press. Two of his adaptations have been staged in Karachi. He is the editor of Duniyazad, a literary journal of new writing and contemporary issues in Urdu. He has presented papers and participated in literary events in Pakistan and internationally. He is a founder member of the Karachi Literary Festival. For his distinguished work, he was awarded the Prime Minister’s Literary Award by the Pakistan Academy of Letters in 1997 and the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan. Asif Farrukhi lives and writes in Karachi. Genre Dramatic Reading