Bunyad: A Journal of Urdu Studies
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طغیانیِ رودِ موسِی: اردو شاعری میں سانحات کے اظہار کی روایت کا ایک گم شدہ باب
No full textThe city of Hyderabad in India grew on the shores of the 'Rūd-i Mūsī'. This rivulet runs through the city and eventually falls into the river Krishna. It also divides the city into the old and the new Hyderabad. The rivulet has often been flooded and caused havoc in the city but the flood in the first decade of the twentieth century (1908) was exceptionally devastating. This tragedy as it was expressed in Urdu poetry is briefly discussed in this article. Poets who composed work on this incident include Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, Syed Ahmad Husain Amjad Hyderabadi, Muhib Husain Muhib, Saifuddin Shabab and Muhammad Abdul Karim Khan
The Legacy of the 'misfit' Poet: Repositioning Majid Amjad in the Modern Urdu
Get PDFThe author calls into question why the Urdu poet Majīd Amjad is not ranked with the likes of Rāshid, Mīrāji and Faiz. She argues that Amjad’s poetry did not correspond with the current trends of Western literature that were reflected in the other three poets and that literary canons represent a closed topography, a stage filled with “stars”, a club in the form of a list whose members are chosen by lesser mortals, influenced by political correctness, ideology, public opinion, the economics of publishing and the public profile of the “star”
علامہ محمد اقبال: جاودانی عظمت کے نقیب
No full textIqbal's vision revolutionized Eastern thought. He analysed and studied the mechanical and commercially oriented twentieth century mind without compromising on religious and spiritual values of the East and unfolded his message in the light of this analysis. His quest for the 'perfect man' goes beyond the material world into the realm of ideas, passion and love. This article studies this concept in lqbal's works.
اقبال اور خودی
No full textIqbal has given a new meaning to the concept of ‘Khudī’ or ‘Self’. He perceives it as the prime element of all things that exist in the universe. ‘Khudī’ gives each object/being its unique identity, without which its existence or non-existence would be of no consequence. ‘Khudī’ does not have an independent existence. It is identifiable only with the object/being that it represents. This article is a description of the concept as the author understands it
تکملتہ التکملتہ": سندھ میں فارسی تذکرہ نویسی کی روایت کا آخری نمونہ "
No full textSindh has a long tradition of encouraging and promoting Persian literature, which also includes anthologies of poets and their selected verse. Along with Sindhi scholars, settlers from outside Sindh have also contributed to this tradition. Nabi Bakhsh Baloch’s (1917–2011) work is the last so far to appear in this regard. ‘Takmilatu Takmila’ is arranged historically along with alphabetical representation within the periods. A brief introduction of 176 poets and their selected verse is included. The poets belong to the last period of the Persian tradition in Sind
پاکستانی ثقافت ": اتفاق و اختلاف"
No full textThe author has critically reviewed Uxi Mufti’s book, Pakistani Ṡaqāfat (Pakistani Culture) as a serious and important work, a work which encourages dialogue and the acknowledgement of Pakistan as a nation. However he has also disagreed with some of Mufti’s ideas and arguments in this review
The Name and Nature of a Language: Would Urdu by any other Name Smell as Sweet?
Get PDFUrdu, since its very inception has been a cementing force among the people of India. It is the only modern Indian language which has been used by writers of all communities as a medium of expression. In this article, the author argues that certain misconceptions still prevail about the nature of Urdu and its origins, as well as the name of the language
تدریسِ افسانہ: نیا تناظر
No full textShort story is one of the most popular genres of fiction in Urdu literature. Although the novel was introduced earlier than the short story but the popularity of the latter is evident from the valuable works of criticism on this genre. Teaching of fiction requires a broad and complex knowledge of the background as well as the social, cultural and political aspects of the particular era of literature under discussion. The importance of this particular aspect is the main theme of this article
افسانہ: بحیثیتِ صنفِ ادب
No full textThe short story is an important literary genre of the contemporary age. In this essay, the author argues that the definition of the short story must now be reviewed. It must not be defined only in terms of its length but other characteristics as well that give it a unique identity as a genre of literature
اردو ادیبوں کا فطرت سے بدلتا ہوا تعلق : چار صدیوں کے تناظر میں
No full textThe depiction of Nature in Urdu literary writings has a deep-rooted tradition. It has gone through a process of transformation with the changing times and conditions of society. The relationship between Nature and man in early Urdu writings was different from that which evolved in the twentieth century. Urdu poets and writers have, in the last sixty years questioned man’s destructive attitude towards Nature and its consequences. This article is a study of these changing perceptions