Life and Poetry of Torsum Khan

Abstract

ct: Torsum Khan is popularly known as Torsum Baba. He was a resident of Dosehra village in Charsadda District. He passed away on 15th Ramadan 1364 A.H at a ripe old age. He is also buried in Dosehra. Torsum Khan holds a prominent position among the popular Pashto poets who have reformed their Pashtun society through their poetry and have pointed out the shortcomings of this society. He has written many Charbeta, Ghazals, Badala and national poems. His collection of poetry is called "Ganj Yakut Nayab", which he completed in 1936 and is available at the Pashto Academy, Peshawar University under serial number Q-119. It has a total of 352 pages, but he also wrote that this is the fifth volume of his poetry collection. In one of the collections, he has written poems by Zarif Khan and Fateh Khan. Other poetry collections of Torsum Khan, which he compiled in the form of pen divans in 1938, 1942, and 1943, are also available in the Pashto Academy under serial number Q-120. Torsum Khan poems are very simple, sweet, and effective. Most of his words are full of advice and advice, and he wants the Pashtuns to correct their wrong customs and bad habits.