The Pursuit of Urdu Literature: A Select History

Akbar Aligarh movement Azad beloved British century chapter classical couplets culture dastan Delhi English expression Faiz Faiz Ahmad Faiz Faiz's feel Ghalib ghazal poets give Granny Hasan Hindi Hindu India Iqbal Ishaq Khurshidul Islam Kiernan Krishan Chandar Lahore language literary live London lover Lucknow masnavis means medieval modern Mughal Muhammad Muslim mystic Nazir Ahmad never novel Pakistan perhaps period Persian poems political portrayed Prem Chand Progressive Writers prose published readers religion religious Sahib says sense shaikh Singh Sir Sayyid society speak sympathy tells themes things Toba Tek Singh tradition translation Urdu ghazal Urdu literature Urdu poetry Urdu speakers verse wife words writing written wrote اس ان اور بھی بے پر تو جو خدا دل سے کا کر کہ کو کوئی کی کیا کے مگر میں نہ نہیں نے ہر ہم ہو ہوں ہی ہیں ہے وہ یہ