Rashid Ashraf sb ,
I congratulate you for your recent publication . The said book has been claimed to be a
" Selection " from monthly "Saqi ". But this so called selection becomes meaningless
when you , for unknown reasons , ignored the name of Muhammad Hasan Askari .I am sure
you know that without the Literary contributions & co-operation of Askari sahab , Shahid
Ahmad Dehlavi's " Saqi " would have become a third rated magazine . At one stage it was Askari
Sahab's financial assistance which enabled the continued publication of " Saqi " . I don't know whether
you have included this " breaking mews " or not !
There are so many things I can let you know about the two literary figures . But one thing is for
sure ; despite ignoring Askari sahab , he will remain a towering literary giant, and Shahid sahab will
simply be remembered as an Editor of " Saqi " which became famous only due to Askari sahab's
" Jhalkian " !