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Professor Rais Alvi: An Imminant poet, Writer and Educationist.
Prof. Mohammad Rais Alvi, an eminent Urdu poet and Educationist; has been a stalwart supporter for the cause of education for over 5 decades and has remained dedicated to bringing the light of education to his fellow countrymen as well as on an international stage. Prof. Alvi has served as the Vice Chancellor, Rector and Director of various national Universities and degree awarding institutes. He has also worked as an additional Secretary Education, Govt.of Sindh, the Registrar at Karachi University and the Executive District Officer (E.D.O.) Karachi. He has been a Professor over the years at various educational institutes in Pakistan and also in Japan where he was a Guest Professor at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Here he wrote and translated many Japanese works and publications in collaboration with academics from Japan. Prof. Alvi, given his extensive international experience with the Japanese culture and writings, speaks on the subject of 'Poetry across Cultures'. He shares his vast experience on translating various works of Japanese poetry and speaks at length on its intricacies. Prof. Alvi continues to give an in-depth comparison between Urdu and Japanese poetry, expounding on the similarities and differences in artisic thought between the two societies. Prof. Alvi has eight books to his credit, five of them have been printed in Japan. These books include:


 * Sada Ubharti Hai: Collection of his poems and ghazals.


 * Chand Ke Char Rang: A translation of selected poems from the great Japanese poet, Saigyo.


 * Urdu and Japanese daily conversations (for students & travelers).


 * Gul e Sadbarg (vol. 1, 2 & 3): Translations of poems from the oldest Japanese collection of poetry, Manyoshu.


 * Ghazal no Izanai (The story of Ghazal): It explains the importance of Urdu ghazal and the critical study of 10 great poets of Urdu literature.


 * Androon e Shimal ka Tang Rasta: Translation of "Oku No Hoso Michi", authored by Japan's great poet and the pioneer of Haiku, Matsuo Basho. Published in Pakistan.

'''More information and full books are available on his website: http://mraisalvi.com/ '''