Bunyad: A Journal of Urdu Studies
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لاہور کا تھئیٹر: ۱۹۷۱ء سے ۲۰۱۳ ء تک
No full textLahore has always been the center of cultural and literary activities. This article presents a cross sectional study of the history of Lahore Urdu Theatre from 1971 to date. It relates the theatrical activities of Lahore with the political, economic and social circumstances of that period
نیر مسعود کا افسانہ "مسکن": تجزیاتی مطالعہ
No full textMost critics agree about Naiyer Masūd’s complex creative expression that defies any particular reading methodology. However, at the same time, reading him can be a peculiarly pleasurable experience. The rare quality of his work stands out even against the short story of other world languages. The writer argues that the meaningfulness of any creative piece of writing is in the first place determined by its influence on the reader. The story discussed here possesses this very quality of involving the reader. The well-knit plot steeped in an aura of mystery keeps the reader mesmerized and fully engaged
تذکرہ نکات الشعرا کی تدوین: چند تسامحات
No full textMīr Taqī Mīr’s Nikāt al-Shuʿrā is historically considered the first anthologized account of Urdu poets. This ‘tazkirā’ was first published by Anjuman-i Taraqqī-i Urdu Hind with Maulvi Habīb ur Rahmān Khān Shērvānī’s introduction. However there are ambiguities about its year of publication. Later publications, edited by other scholars also present some discrepancies in the number of poets included in the book as well as the number of ashʿār in it. This study tries to explain such ambiguities
سلیم احمد، تیس سال بعد
No full textThis article re-evaluates Saleem Ahmad’s place as a poet. Shamsur Rahmān Farūqī argues that Saleem Ahmad’s poetry did not receive the attention it deserved. It was overshadowed by his critical writings and his status as a critic. Only the sensational element in his poetry was highlighted whereas other qualities were pushed into the background. Saleem Ahmad’s rejection of conventional characteristics of the ghazal is deemed to be a significant contribution to the genre. He freed the ghazal of its passive, self-immolating character and chose his themes from his very own milieu, along with adding a creative use of new metaphors. Farūqī places Salīm Ahmad among the top ranking ghazal writers in history
مولانا شبلی نعمانی اور سید سلیمان ندوی کا اشتراکِ علمی
No full textSyed Sulemān Nadvī was a devoted disciple of Maulānā Shiblī Naumānī. Shiblī was also aware of the rare intellectual qualities of his student, which led to a relationship of mutual consultation on such scholarly matters that they could share. Nadvī followed in the footsteps of Shiblī even after his death but later established his individual identity as a unique scholar and thinker. This article reviews the intellectual relationship between the two scholars
مصری کی ڈلی یا سفید چینی: ترجمہ نگاری اور اس کے آزار
No full textMuhammad Umer Memon argues that ambiguity and the elusive nature of meaning in texts are a challenge for any translator. Any given text, especially literary fiction can have more than one reading, inducing a different effect in different readers. Moreover, a translation is always meant for a specific society; its cultural peculiarities and nuances are for a particular period or age. Therefore translations of the same text are bound to vary. The translator’s own personality, experience and skill also matter. Punctuation in modern western fiction has demands of its own. The article studies a translator’s journey through such challenges
کاغذ کے سپاہیوں سے لشکر بنانے والا: مابعد جدید دنیا میں
No full textAzīz Ibnul Hasan writes that Salīm Ahmad’s creativity had several dimensions. He was a playwright, a script writer for films, a columnist etc., but two of his creative identities undermined the rest: Salīm Ahmad the poet and Salīm Ahmad the critic. Readers have their own opinions about his two major creative spheres, but the truth is that he was beyond both these identities. As a critic, his favorite target was modernism or rather ‘partial modernism’ as he cynically named it. Similar was his sentiment about ‘progressivism’ and ‘Islamism’. The modernists rejected him as an ideologue and so did the religious zealots. Salīm Ahmad’s creative personality, its intellectual dimensions and his true worth are yet to be discovered
سائنسی وژن اور وجدانی منطق بحوالہ ذات اور قباے صفات: عکس مفتی کی تلاش
No full textScience based on materialistic queries has played a vital role in the development of modern societies. It has provided an opportunity to challenge old metaphysical concepts. Thinkers have tried to understand the nature of the working of ‘matter’ and ‘spirit’ in the universe they inhabit. Uxī Muftī’s Talāsh is also a quest in this direction. The author in his article endorses Iqbal’s view that ‘religion’ which in its higher manifestations is neither dogma nor priesthood nor ritual, can alone ethically prepare the modern man for the burden of that responsibility which comes with the advancement of modern science
کلاسیکی چینی شاعری میں انسان دوستی
No full textHumanism is a prominent aspect of Chinese literature. Since ancient times, throughout the entire classical period, Chinese literature richly manifests humanistic values. This article attempts to critically analyze the Chinese classical poetry in this context
Félix Boutrox - Life, Works and his Contribution to Urdu Language and Literature
Get PDFFélix Boutrox came to India in the early nineteenth century. An attempt has been made in this study to collect the scattered information about his life and to discuss his role in the development of the Delhi College and its curricula. His contribution towards removing the deficiencies of the Urdu language as a vehicle of transmitting western learning in it is also highlighted. Urdu until then was commonly considered as a language of poetry or hyperbolic prose styles