By Sarah Cheema
From Head to toe so filled with fancies, my friend
I am heart-broken and quite forlorn, my friend
For a fleeting glimpse of a flower in bloom
I have walked many miles over thorns, my friend.
(Bayaz-e-Sadequaini)
An obituary published in the DAWN on February 12, 1987 aptly titled ‘Death of a Master’ described in one word what Pakistan’s greatest painters meant to the nation -The Grand Master – who during over 3 decades of his active, or rather furious involvement changed the course of art in Pakistan.
February 10th 2009, marked the 21st death anniversary of Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi – the ‘Fakir’ who would be king. In his short life of 57 years, Sadequain distinguished himself as an artist with boundless energy, a zest for work and a courage to speak up for the deprived.
Born in Amroha, U.P India on June 25, 1930-this brilliantly self taught painter migrated to Pakistan in 1948 and started working for the Radio Pakistan in Karachi before finally deciding to become a full-time painter.
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