Syed Asghar Wajahat, popularly known as Asghar Wajahat is a Hindi scholar, fiction writer, novelist, playwright, an independent documentary filmmaker and a television scriptwriter, who is most known for his work, ‘Saat Aasmaan’ and his acclaimed play, ‘Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya, O Jamyai Nai’. He has published 20 books including five novels, six full-length plays, five collections of short stories, a travelogue, a collection of street plays and a book on literary criticism. He has also written film scripts and conducted workshops on screen writing. He has been placed among the top ten Hindi writers according to a survey conducted by Outlook (Hindi) magazine in 2007. Dr. Wajahat has also been involved in Hindi cinema as a scriptwriter since 1975 He has been honored by several literary organizations for his contribution to Hindi literature. Katha (UK), a London based organization gave him the ‘Best novel of the year award’ in 2006 for his novel Kaisi Aagi Lalaee.
