Tajdar Adil is widely known for quality productions and his creative strength for poetry. Among piles of newspapers and a shelf full of his favourite books, he happily gives time to be on the Hot seat to share his views with us.

“I was born into a family that possessed books more than anything else in the world. The inspiration was obviously from my father, Saba Akbar Abadi. You name any great man of letters, and he or she must have been to our home once or twice. My father was my ideal personality and my immediate mentor. Surprisingly enough, I started with writing prose while my elder brother, Sultan Jameel Naseem, took off with poetry but both ended up with different tastes. I became a poet and he became a fictionist. He has four fiction books to his credit,” says Tajdar Adil.

Born in 1954 in Agra, his family migrated to Pakistan. He did his masters, first in Economics and then in Mass Communications from University of Karachi in 1982. Earlier, he had joined PTV service in 1973. more...