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The Role of Solitude in the Uniqueness of Nayyar Masud's Narrator
No full textNayyar Masud is one of the most influential fiction writers of modern Urdu Literature. Understanding his fiction has always been a challenge for critics.Urdu critics and some Western critics have tried their best to understand him. Some have compared him to Kafka, some to Borges.A great fiction writer has so many layers of meaning that it can be analyzed from many perspectives. In this article, Nayyar Masud is studied from the perspective of the narrator or protagonist. Solitude is the main problem of the narrator. When his family does not understand him, he creates his own world. He lives his life at every level parallel to the society and is satisfied. In this article we have discussed his different stories. Tried to analyze such characters. Tried to know the difference between loneliness and solitude.An attempt has been made to examine the reasons for the isolation of the characters in these stories and the changes that took place in their inner selves as a result.The story of Nayyer is not written on the basis of the main event but on the basis of how the narrator sees and experiences life. This is what we have tried to prove in this article
The Finest Humorist in Urdu: Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi
No full textMushtaq Ahmad Yusufi is a great humourist of the twentieth century. He has enriched his humour with sublime literary Armoury, which is enlightening the dark zones of our societal upheavals and inequalities. He has elevated his humour by employing rich classical diction, Magic and Artistry of craft with all the artistic tools of linguistic intricacies, such as unique simlies, extended metaphors, deep rooted Allusions self conflicting Paradoxes, sharp edged vocabulary, with tongue twisting phrases and proverbs. His highend witticism has enlivened the entire landseup of his humour with cultural richness and civilization depth of the East and the West. His sense of humour has deep insights of Global vision with soft and fine connotations right from “Charagh Tallay” to “Abe gum” His orbits of humour and witticism have constituted a galaxy of sparkling, playful, sprightly and refreshing wisdom with meritorious and artistic command
Reader Response Criticism: Background, Basic Concepts and Problems
No full textThe major division of literary theory is presented in a parable, which includes the author, the text and the reader. All critical theories are derived separately from the author, the text and the reader. The only way to understand the text is to understand the author.It ignored the text and the functionality of the reader. Critical theories that relied entirely on the text rejected the author and the reader. Discussions related to Reader response criticism have given rise to new questions. These questions have emerged as issues of reading.This article presents the ideas and concepts in the context of Reader Response criticism, interpretive angles, the importance of reader and the problems of reading. Questions have been raised which will make it possible to look at and understand this critical school of thought from a new angle
Harrapa Of Tahira Iqbal: A Narrative of Resistance Against Social Classes
No full textTahira Iqbal stands as a stalwart within contemporary Urdu fiction, distinguished for her adept portrayal of Punjab's rural society and a profound historical cognizance. The subject article eloquently unveils the undercurrents of class awareness and resistance attitudes found in her latest novel, "Harappa." These elements have given birth to a fresh comprehension from a socio-economic standpoint, casting a luminous spotlight on the hues of resistance through the prism of literary aesthetics. 
Sensibility of Urdu Ghazal in 21st Century
No full textGhazal is the most famous genre of literature in Urdu poetry that has maintained its existence and identity in all eras. In this research paper, the poetry collections and magazines published during the last twenty-three years have been discussed. This paper also deals with the general perception that the proliferation of themes in Urdu ghazal has harmed the traditions of Urdu ghazal. Writers from the sixties and seventies have a deep insight into the life of the ghazal and at the same time they have the classical values of the ghazal. In the modern era, the changing behavior of man at the social level is the important topic of this era. This research paper brings forward the trends of Urdu Ghazal in these years
Author: Poststructuralist Discourse (and the Concerns of Intizar Hussain)
No full textThis article begins by discussing the author's intention in relation to Russian formalism and new criticism, and then proceeds to explore the ideas about the author in post-structuralist discourse. It alludes to the social, political, and philosophical aspects of the differences between Western and Urdu criticism on this matter. Intizar Hussain, an important Urdu writer, expressed reservations in this regard, so his concerns are presented alongside a detailed analysis of the views of Roland Barthes, Jacques Derrida, and Michel Foucault. This is done to clarify the author's concept in the words of these Western intellectuals and to elucidate the nature of the concerns raised by Urdu writer
Alienation in the poems of Waheed Ahmad
No full textAlienation refers to the state of mind of an individual in which he becomes indifferent to everything. He feels alone and helpless in the crowd of thousands and millions. Even the good or bad events in the society do not affect him. Alienation is a phenomenon of new industrial and modern world. In the race of development, man gradually got separated from this society. When man was separated from society, man began to journey towards him in solitude and found himself in a state of alienation. One of the main reasons of alienation is the social media. Despite having thousands of friends on social media, loneliness in real life causes alienation in a person. Dr. Waheed Ahmad is a prominent poet of contemporary Urdu poem. His three anthologies are published and appreciated. Alienation is the main theme of his poems
The Eternity of Cultural Values or Oppression of Identity
No full textSpiritual, Materialistic and reflective values take its roots from the soil of social experiences. We can divide these values into the categories of universal, relative and native in literature and arts we also come across absolute, religious, secular, creative and artistic values. Those writers who want to educate their readers will never support that kind of absurdity which can ruin their cultural value patterns, albeit readers are free to adopt ways according to their mind sets. From the same text one reader can learn moralistic values and other can embrace unethical ways suiting his behaviour. Every writer has the right of propagating his literary pursuits. Critics can point out weather these pursuits are meant for serving humanity or brutal social orders. The writer of this article supports spread of human values through literature and arts
Parbala: An Important Dramatic Character
No full textUrdu litreture has many genres like Gazal Nazam, Novel, short story and Drama.Sadarshan is one of the earlier renowned short story writers in Urdu, having potential of drama writing equally. His stories have romantic aura. Parbala is one of his importent charector of his drama Parbal.He wrote this dramma in 1925. In This article using the close reading methods, the salient features of this characters are brought forth. It is argued that despite the social and cultural bounds of his time, Sudrashan has created a feminine character that has courageous personality and who had the capcity to turn the tables. In Parbla we can find a balance between hard core femininism and sublime qualities of traditional culture.  
Exploring Classroom Practices for Developing Reading Fluency in Public Schools
Full text linkReading fluency remains the neglected skill in the research and practices in language teaching and learning. Only a few research documents the classroom practices for developing reading fluency in public schools of Punjab, Pakistan. Qualitative research was conducted in a public school in Punjab to explore classroom practices in developing reading fluency. The interview and focus group discussions best suited the objective to reveal the current practices. The bilingual data collected was analyzed on NVivo 12 for developing themes and sub themes. The data revealed that the focus of language teaching in public schools is translation and grammar. Reading a textbook lesson is generally done once that too along with translation either word to word or line wise. The two reading techniques practiced in the classes are echo reading and round robin reading but this reading is not ‘Only English’ text reading but always done with translation either after the teacher or independently by the students who learn translation by heart. The teachers realize that developing fluency is important to language learning but do not use any technique for developing reading fluency as teaching practices are exam-driven hence not only fluency but reading skill remains neglected in public school classrooms