Raza Kazim
Raza Kazim (Urdu: رضا کاظِم ), (born 13 January 1930) is a lawyer, activist and former politician in Pakistan. He was involved with the Pakistan Peoples Party in its initial days and, before that, with the Muslim League and, in British India, the Indian National Congress.
He currently devotes his time to the Sanjan Nagar Institute of Philosophy & Arts, a non-profit organization consisting of a team of fifty (now growing) full-time members working in the fields of Philosophy, Music and Photography. The Institute, currently based in Lahore. His daughter Noor Zehra is the only Sagar Veena player in Pakistan, and through her is the grandfather of the rock band Noori duo, Ali Noor and Ali Hamza[1] while another daughter, Baela Raza Jamil, is one of Pakistan's leading educators, with major contributions in the field of education reform. He is also the uncle of actress and model Juggan Kazim.
References
- The Case of Raza Kazim By Eqbal Ahmad, Ramsey Clark, Richard A. Falk, Marcus G. Raskin, Edward W. Said, George Wald, The New York Review of Books, Volume 31, Number 9; May 31, 1984
- Raza Kazim: The man, the myth, the music By Mehreen Malik, The Daily Times, Lahore, Saturday, July 31, 2004
- Revolt Against Temperamental Ugliness, NaseebVibes, Feb 23, 2003
- http://evolutionary-mentology.com/sipa/?page_id=4
- http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/25/city/lahore/baela-raza-jamil-%E2%80%94-profile-of-an-academician/