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The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla written in Urdū Lashkari Zaban ("Battalionese language") title in Nastaliq script.. The Urdu movement was a socio-political movement aimed at making Urdu (the standardized register of the Hindustani language) the universal lingua-franca and symbol of the cultural and political identity of the Muslim communities of the Indian subcontinent during the British Raj.
According to the Dawn newspaper, "Progressive Writers Movement in Urdu literature was the strongest movement after Sir Syed's education movement. The progressives contributed to Urdu literature some of the finest pieces of fiction and poetry. Undoubtedly, they were the trend-setters for the coming generation of writers." [3]
From the mid-19th-century American movement: poetry and philosophy concerned with self-reliance, independence from modern technology [39] Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau: Realism: The mid-19th-century movement based on a simplification of style and image and an interest in poverty and everyday concerns [40]
Urdu literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ اُردُو, “Adbiyāt-i Urdū”) comprises the literary works, written in the Urdu language.While it tends to be dominated by poetry, especially the verse forms of the ghazal (غزل) and nazm (نظم), it has expanded into other styles of writing, including that of the short story, or afsana (افسانہ).
This category may include the literary movements in both in India and Pakistan and some other Urdu speaking countries. Pages in category "Urdu-language literary movements" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Urdu-language literary movements (4 P) Urdu-language plays (1 C, 16 P) W. Urdu-language writers (15 C, 80 P) Pages in category "Urdu-language literature"
Amir Khusrau (father of Urdu literature) - Wali Dakhani (father of Urdu poetry) - Mir Taqi Mir - Ghalib - Abdul Haq (Baba-e-Urdu) - Muhammad Iqbal: Urdu writers; Writers – Novelists – Poets: Forms; Ghazal - Dastangoi - Nazm – Fiction: Institutions; Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu Urdu movement Literary Prizes: Related Portals Literature Portal ...
Shamim Hanafi (17 November 1938 – 6 May 2021) was an Indian Urdu critic, dramatist and a proponent of modernist movement in Urdu literature. His books on modernism include The Philosophical Foundation of Modernism and New Poetic Tradition. He was associated with the Jamia Millia Islamia to the extent of becoming a professor emeritus.