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Tribute to Zafar Kazmi
Noted artist Zafar Kazmi passed away on Januray 12.
To pay respect to the legendry artist and scholar, ‘The
Reporter’ attempts to reproduce messages of condolence received
to the bereaved family......
Compiled By Yawar Kazmi
Sindhi Artist
Late Zafar Kazmi was not only an eminent artist but he was a great
nationalist too. Sindh last one of his outstanding and remarkable
son.
Syed Shafiq H Musavi
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A loving man
Zafar Kazmi, we can only remember him now. Though physically he
is no more with in us but, he has a permanent place in our heart.
He was a great artist and above all he was a great man. We loved
him, we shall always do so.
Kazi Khadim
12-1-2007
***
Chacha Zafar
To my beloved uncle (Chacha Zafar)
Dated: 13th January 06
“You will be remembered till the end of time, you are one
only, legend in your own right, true legends are born forever
they live beyond time. Best wishes to your Heavenly journey.”
Syed Zeeshan Shah Kazmi
***
Sad Demise
I feel very sad on the demise of a Sindhi legend Mr. Zafar Kazmi.
Though I did not meet him during his life, nevertheless this man
always attracted me with him delicacy of work. He was a great
Sindhi legend. Only thing I am worried about is how his work will
be carried on in the future.
May God give him place in heaven.
Dr. Khalid Talpur
Eye Specialist
Hyderabad.
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Great Kazmi
Indeed we all Sindhis are proud of Zafar Kazmi Sohib. (Late) Oh!
Allah bless him in heaven. Allah give such noble sincere to Sindh
again/again.
We share sorrow with family of Zafar Kazmi Sohib & pray for
them.
God bless you all.
Sardar Shafi Muhammad Saand
Joint Secretary PML (Q) Sindh.
***
We miss you
We will miss Zafar Kazmi Sahib.
Abid Ahmed
Zahid Akhund
***
A great loss
It is a great loss for the world of art & literature. The
intellectual horizon of Sindh has been saddened by Zafar Kazmi's
exit. Sincerest condolence to his family.
May Almighty Allah bless the departed soul.
Yousuf Jamal
Ombudsman, Sindh
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A humorist
I was shocked to learn about the sad demise of Zafar Kazmi, a
great artist with great sense of humour. This is an irreparable
loss of not only Sindh but also Pakistan.
May God give him place in heaven, Ameen.
MH Laghari
***
Our Role model
Kazmi Sahib was known to me since a long time. We had the honour
of having his company almost every day. Mirza Sahib Mumtaz &
Shaikh Ismail Sahib were his every good friends. Kazmi Sahib almost
daily visited them at Tando Agha. So we had the honour of having
hour of hour of good conversation.
Kazmi Sahib was an asset to mankind. His craft and his intellect
was beyond description. His loss is a loss to mankind. He will
be long remembered for his great works.
His friends and collegues will miss him. The loss may never fulfilled.
I pray to Allah he must give Kazmi Sahib the best place in the
heavens. Ameen
Mir Haider Ali Talpur
Tando Mir Mehmood Hyd.
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Bahai Community mourns
The Baha'I Community of Karachi learnt of the sad demise of Syed
Zafar Kazmi and shares with your grief and your agony on this
occasion. This loss is irreparable, indeed. We can only pray to
Almighty Allah that He in His infinite Mercy gives you and other
members of the family the patience and strength to bear this loss.
We wish to offer the following prayer from the Baha'I scriptures
as revealed by Baha'u'llah to give you strength and solace:
“I testify, O my Lord, that Thou hast enjoined upon men
to honor their guest, and he that hath ascended unto Thee hath
verily reached Thee and attained Thy Presense. Deal with him then
according to Thy grace and bounty. By Thy glory, I know of a certainty
that Thou wilt not deny Thyself from that which Thou hast cammanded
Thy servants, nor wilt Thou deprive him that hath clung to the
cord of Thy bounty and hath ascended to the Day of spring Thy
wealthy.
There is none other God but Thee, the One, the Only, the Powerful,
the Omiscient, the Bountiful.”
We are enclosing another tablet of Baha'u'llah which has been
revealed for recital on such occasion.
Secretary,
Spritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Karachi.
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Zafar Bhoyee...
I was deeply shocked and grieved to learn of the passing away
of late Zafar Kazmi. May his soul rest in eternal peace, Ameen.
Zafar was my childhood friend and we use to play together. During
50s and 60s at P&T Colony and Ack Ack School when Zafar Bhai
use to live in Gizri alongwith his cricketer brothers Saeed Kazmi
and Iqbal Kazmi and his in law late Ali Haider Shah. We lost contact
for quite sometime until I met Zafar Bhai in Hyderabad where I
had gone to see a cricket match.
Please accept on my own behalf and on behalf of the President
and members of Karachi City Cricket Association our heartfelt
condolences on this irreparable loss. May Allah grant you, and
other members of your bereaved family patience and fortitude to
bear this loss. Words are poor comforters but we are with you
in this honour of grief and sorrow. Please convey my condolences
to Saeed Bhai and Iqbal.
Once again sympathizing and condoling with you and your family
on this loss.
With profound regards,
Yours in grief,
S. Sirajul Islam Bukhari
Hony. Secretary KCCA
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Lover of ‘Amaan’
At quarter past seven in the morning, by the phone call of Yawar
Ali Kazmi I learnt that Saeen Zafar Kazmi Sahab had passed away.
Hearing that left me in a state of shock and grief….
During the past/last sixteen years I had continual meetings and
sessions with him.
He was one of the renowned artists of the world not just Sindh.
He had tremendous knowledge, skill and wisdom which he presented
to us all through his brush & pen…
He kept on writing in his routine diaries till the end. Though
his listening and speech were severely affected, he till his last
days continued to express his thoughts & feelings through
writing & gestures.
He was a devoted lover of “Amaan” (the mother), “Amarta”
(Amri) and Sindh.
Saleem Channa
Hyderabad.
***
As a disciplinary
Saeen Zafar Kazmi Saheb was a great example of the best disciplinary
and a classic creator to all of us. He had been very kind to me.
Upon his separation we all are saddened. Surely he will be missed,
forever.
Sajad Mirza
Hyderabad.
***
Kazmi:
Hero of Company
Zafar Kazmi was hero of our company. Our stay in Daily Ibrat &
Kazmi Sohib's regular visits there for contributing a cartoon
culminated into a longlasting love and friendship. His illustrated
father was teacher of my father and they were related to each
other. But my relationship with Zafar Kazmi was a pure personal
matter and effort. My recent trip to his house and detailed “Katcheri”
has now become a part of my memory and the photos taken on the
occasion are preserved with me.
May Allah rest the departed soul in His eternal peace and help
us to produce enthusiastic artists of his caliber.
Pir Mazharul Haq
Former Law Minister, Sindh
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Amri's Discoverer
Our relationship with 'Sain' Zafar Kazmi was dual. One, we belonged
to the same area and number two we had family relationship with
his illustrated father Syed Mir Muhammad Shah. His long services
for the establishment of Sindh provincial Museum at Hyderabad
and his untiring efforts for the preservation and promotion of
Sindh's cultural Heritage shall serve as a bench mark for the
generations to come. Moreover, his services for the excavation
of ruins of Amri is again a great job in the context of uncovering
Sindh. May Allah rest the departed soul in His eternal peace and
give courage to the bereaved family members to continue his mission
to keep his name alive.
Syed Jalal Mahmood Shah
Former Speaker, Sindh Assembly
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Renowned Sculptor
'Sain' Zafar Kazmi was Sindh's famous sculptor. With the power
of his brush he introduced Sindh's beauty around the world.
Roshan Ali Buriro
Nazim, UC Bhan Sayedabad
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Monumental Artist
The man has gone & the stories have left. Zafar Kazmi was
a big artist & his master pieces of art are the monuments
of greatness. May God Almight offer bright future to his children
to carry forward his works and keep his name alive.
Ghulam Rabbani Agro
Writer/Intellectual
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Tribute
On this sad occasion I share my deep sympathies with the bereaved
family and pray May Allah rest the departed soul in His eternal
peace. (Ameen)
Dr. Abdul Hafeez Bhutto
Personal Doctor
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Cultural Connoisseur
I was deeply shocked to know about the sad demise of one of true
'Sindh Parast' (Sindh Lover) and an ardent artist.
Sindh will ever remember this sincere son and cultural connoisseur.
Akbar Leghari
EDO Revenue, Jamshoro
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A fearless orator
The sad departure of 'Sain' Zafar Kazmi is our national loss.
He was a great artist and a fearless orator. Over this tragedy
Sindh would be the big loser.
May Allah rest the departed soul in His peace and help to get
revive the power of producing great people of his caliber on Sindh's
soil.
Mola Bakhsh Chandio
Incharge, Study Circle PPP
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Our Kazmi
I doubt if an long lasting artistic piece has ever one untouched
by Zafar Kazmi or any of the famous papers, periodicals or books
etc is devoid of his artistic advice or caricature. Actually,
only those could get turn the teeth of death sour who could carry
a power of living alive even after their physical disappearance.
We don't want to diminish his stature by claiming him as 'Farishta'
(angel) because humans are 'Ashraful Makhlooq” and they
are not ordained to bow before 'farishtas'. 'Sain' Zafar Kazmi's
absence shall continue to be remembered for centuries to come.
I pary for his Blund Darjat.
Jam Saqi
Political Activist
***
‘Muhtraram Kazmi’
I have no enough words as just don't know how to express my feelings
about this Sindhi genius Muhtaram Zafar Kazmi is not a dead man
or I cant exactly write “late” with his name. Having
seen his works and art I must say that Mr. Kazmi belonged to those
extraordinary people who will always be admired, praised, remembered
and survive in our hearts, eye, minds and of course in his beautiful
beautiful works.
We are proud of our genius artist Sadabahar Zafar Kazmi. We will
always love him.
Sassui Palijo
2-02-97
Hyderabad
***
Zafar Bhai was my dear friend like a brother to us. He was a very
loving and kind person. We will all miss him. May God rest his
soul in peace. Ameen
Amina Qadir
***
As a humanitarian
Uncle Zafar Kazmi was known as a dear loving uncle to me. Very
soft spoken, sensitive and a very respected person in his circle
of friends. That's how I saw him at his workplace. The Sindh Museum
Hyderabad. He was an artist in the true sense of the word. A very
well known scholar, calligrapher and very well known person. He
was a popular figure in the literary circle of Sindh. A great
humanitarian and a person who would always be remembered as a
soul who adored especially his work. He would be always missed
and remembered with great love!
I would always be grateful to him all my life for leading me to
do art work at school. I cant forget the pains he took to teach
me at time despite of the fact that he was a very busy man at
the museum.
Dr. Salma Qadir
4-2-07
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Great scholar of Indus
The great artist and scholar of Indus. One of the great names
amongst the founders of Sindh Provincial Museum Hyderabad.
A man of pleasant blissful nature. A loving & kind person,
respected Zafar Kazmi is today no more with us. May Allah give
Him Place in Jannat-ul-Firdous. Ameen
Arif Naseem Chisti
15-01-07
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A National loss
The separation of respected Syed Zafar Kazmi is an unforgettable
chapter for the Sindh and her people. He will always be remembered.
The separation/departure of respected Syed Zafar Kazmi is an unforgettable
chapter for Sindh and her people. He will always be remembered.
Abdul Razzaque Chandio
Ex-Deputy Director
Sindh Culture & Tourism Dept.
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As a visionary
Zafar Kazmi, was a personality of many dimensions, he was an artist,
he was a scholar, he was a visionary, he would be stubborn, he
would be funny, he would have funny mood, but above it all he
was a Friend.
His passing away is not just a personal loss, but above &
over a loss to Sindhi art & culture. It will be a very loving
time before another Zafar Kazmi makes an appearance on this scene.
Zulfiqar Jamot
Hyderabad
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Zafar Kazmi Art Gallery
By Saleem Channa
A literary reference in honour of late Zafar Kazmi was held here
to commemorate his servies for the cause of art, culture &
history. It was held under the auspices of a famous Sindhi organization
“Sindh Manak Moti Tanzeem” at Mumtaz Mirza Auditorium,
Sindh museum, the other day. The function was presided over by
an Octogenarian Scholar Dr. N.A Baloch and Mr. Abdul Qadir Mangi,
Secretary Culture & Tourism & Development, Government
of Sindh was its chief guest.
The participants highlighted the services of the late artist
and paid tribute to him.
A galaxy of writers, poets, artists & intellectuals attended
the gathering. Most of the speaker paying tribute to Zafar Kazmi
presented one or the other demand before the government to create
a historic monument for this monumental figure of Sindh.
The meeting endorsing the idea of Prof. Aijaz Qureshi for converting
the almost a completed project of canteen in the premises of the
museum, into an Art gallery which should be named after Zafar
Kazmi, the audience clapped for a moment..
Dr. N.A Baloch in his speech repeated the same demand and asked
the provincial government to eract a monument in the honor of
Zafar Kazmi. Endorsing Prof. Aijaz Qureshi's opinion about converting
the newly constructed canteen into an art gallery he said that
the nature has been very kind to Zafar and the time he left this
world for the eternal abode, building is (reference to a building
which was meant for canteen purpose) ready to be completed.
Mr. Abdul Qadir Mangi, a seasoned bureaucrat known by his literary
& cultural flavours, in his speech paid rich tribute to the
late artist Zafar Kazmi and promised to float the idea of converting
the newly constructed canteen building into “Zafar Kazmi
Art Gallery”, before the provincial high-ups for necessary
action.
The Provincial Museum which was though, founded by Dr. N.A Baloch
was nursed & nurtured by Zafar Kazmi.
Zafar Kazmi, was in habit of calling himself as the sweeper
and peon of the Museum. Because the seat where he served for nearly
three decades was in his opinion more superior than what he was.
He was outspoken of any degree. He was fond of pastoral life &
would love to respect & even bow down before a turban-sporting
Sindhi man.
He was above class, caste, creed, or 'grade' complexes. Probably
this is why he is today remembered & would long be remembered
in the hearts of art and history loving populace of the country.
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