Bunyad: A Journal of Urdu Studies
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میراجی کی فکری جہتیں
No full textMiraji’s poetry
is often viewed as an internal, subjective experience, truncated from all
external reality. A deeper study however reveals its social relevance and the
poet’s meaningful connect with his time and age. His prose writing also
indicates his awareness and concern of contemporary issues, world politics,
scientific advancement and socio economic changes affecting the individual and
the society. This article discusses Miraji’s contribution in this contex
عبدالستار صدیقی: نامور ماہرِ لسانیات، تہہ رس محقّق
No full textAbdul Sattar Siddiqui was a well-known researcher of Urdu. Historical and comparative linguistics were his major areas of research. He had complete command on Urdu, Arabic, Hindi, Pahlavi and English and also had knowledge of Syriac, Hebrew and the Turkish languages. Maqalāt-i Siddīqī and Muʿarrabāt-i Rāshidī are his important works that also reflect his skill and understanding of his discipline. All his major contemporaries including Hafiz Mahmood Shirani, Syed Salman Nadvi and Abdul Majid Daryabadi held a very high opinion of him. This article deals with Abdul Sattar Siddiqui’s valuable contribution to the world of knowledge and research
اردو صحافت کا انقلاب آفریں نمائندہ: روزنامہ "انقلاب" اور اس کا سیاسی کردار
No full textIn this article, the author analyzes the rise and fall of the daily Inqilāb, initiated in April 1927 and linked closely with vicissitudes of the ruling Unionist Party in the Punjab. It enjoyed the patronage of Allama Muhammad Iqbal besides material support by the Unionist Party. It was an exponent of Muslims’ political and administrative rights based on the demographics of the region. During the League and Unionist controversy, Inqilāb sided with the Unionists and consequently lost the goodwill and readership of the Muslims
When did we stop caring about meaning?
No full textThis article is being reprinted here with the permission of The Independent (UK). It was originally published in The Indepenent on March 24, 2012, with the title, "When did we stop caring about meaning?"
