Raza Ali Abidi
| Raza Ali Abidi رضا علی عابدی |
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| Born |
30 November 1936 Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh, British India |
| Occupation | broadcaster, journalist, author |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Genre | Travelogues, Fiction and Popular History |
| Partner | Mahe Talat Abidi |
| Children | Rabab, Mona and Babar |
Raza Ali Abidi (Urdu: رضا علی عابدی; born 30 November 1936) is a Pakistani journalist and broadcaster who is best known for his radio documentaries on the Grand Trunk Road in Pakistan (called Sher Shah Suri Marg in India) and his travelogue along the banks of Indus River. His published works include several collections of cultural essays and short stories. He has worked with the BBC Urdu Service and retired in 1996.
Raza Ali Abidi was born in 1936. He moved to Karachi, Pakistan with his family in 1950. He graduated from Islamia College, Karachi and worked for 15 years as a little-known journalist. Then he moved to London and worked for BBC from 1972 to 2008.
"Raza Ali Abidi is a writer of consequence because of his travels. He owes almost all his writings to his travels but he doesn't travel at random." In November 2013, he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by The Islamia University of Bahawalpur for his services in the field of broadcasting, journalism and arts. He was also honored as adjunct professor by the same institute. It is to be noted that The Islamia University, Bahawalpur has recently been declared as the top higher education institute in Southern Punjab, by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
"Abidi long remained associated with the BBC Urdu Service. There seems to have been an understanding between the BBC and South Asia as each time it was the BBC which had a project in store for him. And each time it was a journey in a different manner."
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