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Faqir Hussain Saga (1937-2002)
He was a renowned classical dancer from Pakistan. He was also Trained in puppetry. His mesmerizing performance as a dancing peacock used to cause a traffic jam by viewers. He performed the Peacock dance in OIC and got high acclaim. He was also a veterinary doctor and worked as a lecturer in veterinary college Lahore.

Early Life
He was born in a middle class religious family in 1937 Jahalandhar and moved to Lahore in 1947 after Indo-Pak partition. His father was extremely against his interest in dance but that did not stop him from pursuing his passion.

Dance
His initial interest was in Folk Dance but he soon switched to classical dance. From 1958 to 1964 he learned dance from famous Madam Azori. In 1963 Indian Council for cultural relations gave him opportunity to learn Kathak from Padmashiri Shambho Maharaj in Delhi. He learned Bharatnatium in Gandhora Maha Vidyala India. He was a dance performer and teacher all his life ans used to teach in multiple languages including Urdu English French and German.

Puppetry
Dr.Faqir Hussain Saga got a puppetry Diploma from Shinghai China (1974-1975). On his return he supervised the birth of National Puppet Theater by National Arts Council in Islamabad.

Folk Dances of Punjab (Book)
In 1996 he wrote a very well researched book about Folk Dances of Punjab aka "Punjab kay lok Raqs" in urdu. That book won him Dr Mohammad Iqbal award of best written books about Punjab by Punjab Government.