URDU MARKAZ INTERNATIONAL, LOS ANGELES, U.S.A HAS AWARDED PARVIN SHERE'S "RAINDROPS ON PARCHED LAND" (NIHAL - E - DIL PAR SAHAB JAISE - "THE BEST BOOK" FOR THE YEAR 2010.
PARVIN SHERE of Winnipeg, Canada has been awarded the prize for "BEST BOOK" in 2010 for her
latest publication titled "RAINDROPS ON PARCHED LAND" (NIHAL - E - DIL PAR SAHAB JAISE), 2010 edition by Urdu Markaz International, Los Angeles, U.S.A. This special prize comes with a cash award of Five Thousand U.S Dollars($5000.00) along with a plaque. This prestigious award will be
presented to PARVIN SHERE at a special ceremony on October 31st in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Urdu Mrakaz International has won several laurels from all International world literary societies and was founded by Mrs. Naiyar Jehan begum, and her husband, Syed Zahanet Hussain. Urdu Markaz International is a highly acclaimed literary body that has been on the forefront of sponsoring World class Urdu Literature."RAINDROPS ON PARCHED LAND" (NIHAL - E - DIL PAR SAHAB JAISE), 2010 edition is a unique concept that has emerged from PARVIN'S pen and brush. Based on a single theme of 'MOTHER', this publication has a myriad of enthralling universal implications, and is a unique example in all of Urdu Literature. Several
prominent scholars have pointed out that Parvin's creations are different from the collections
of CHUGTAI and SADQAIN in the sense that both poetry and related paintings are created by a
single artist PARVIN SHERE, and that the book is in a coffee table format. "PARVIN SHERE is as
good with words as she is with colours and handles the demands of both the fields competently.
This is a rare and enviable combination", says Professor Gopi Chand Narang an eminent critic
and scholar. According to Dr. Stephen Borys, Director Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada and former
Curator - Department of European and American Art, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa: "PARVIN
SHERE'S visual metaphors present the viewer with unsettling ambiguity. Some are points of no
return tunnels of destruction, but there are also sightlines of hope and promise".
the University of Manitoba, Canada, Fine Arts Program. Her extensive travel throughout Europe
and particularly in developing countries triggered in her a need to enlighten her audience
about the dualistic nature of this world. The oppressed has a profound effect on her work.
Parvin's visual art has been exhibited in Canada, United States of America, England, France,
Germany, China and India. She has won several awards internationally. Previously THE SELECTION
COMMITTEE OF "ADABI CULTURE", VARANASI, INDIA HAS AWARDED PARVIN SHERE'S "KIRCHIAN"("FRAGMENTS") AS ONE OF THE TWO BEST BOOKS FOR THE YEAR 2008. She was one of five nominees honored during the prestigious "Woman of Distinction Awards" for her contribution in Art, Culture and Heritage in Winnipeg, Canada. She has composed CD'S of poetry and music for UNICEF to help raise funds for underprivileged children globally. In addition to organ and banjo,
she plays the sitar, one of the most ancient and difficult instruments. She currently works for the
Film Classification for the Government of Manitoba, Canada.