P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Vositzoda, Abdujalil

Tajik poet Abdujalil Vositzoda, also referred to as Vositov, was born

on February 20, 1929, into a family of farmers in Khujand.

Vositzoda graduated from the literary division of Khujand Peda-

gogical Institute in 1949. Between 1956 and 1981, he contributed regu-

larly to two newspapers: Bo Rohi Lenin and Tojikistoni Soveti. Between

1981 and 1987, he was the Director of Irfon Publication. In 1987, he

became the Editor of the children's division of Adib Publications.

Vositzoda's early poems were published in the local newspapers in

the late 1940s. His collections of verse include Shi'rho dar borai Tabi'at

(Poems About Nature, 1955); Dar Sohili Syr (On the Bank of the Syr,

1958); and Javobi Savsan (Savsan's Reply, 1958). Vositzoda's prose

works include the following collections: Dil Oro (Sweetheart, 1964);

O'inai Dil (The Mirror of the Heart, 1979); Guftor bo Dil (Dialog with

the Heart, 1982); and Masnadi Iqbol (The Throne of Fortune, 1987).

Vositzoda joined the Union of Writers of Tajikistan in 1957.

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