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' The Story of Four Dervishes '), known as Bāgh-o Bahār (باغ و بہار, lit. ' Garden and Spring ') in Urdu, is a collection of allegorical stories by Amir Khusro written in Persian in the early 13th century. While legend says that Amir Khusro was the author, the tales were written long after his death.
This was the Manto’s second collection of original short stories. His first publication was titled Atish Paray. [2] Included in this second collection are new stories and also some reprints of stories such as Tamasha (Spectacle), Taqat ka imtahan (Trial of power) and Inqilabi (Revolutionary). The reprints are necessary as these stories were ...
Krishan Chander (23 November 1914 – 8 March 1977) was an Indian Urdu and Hindi writer of short stories and novels. Some of his works have also been translated into English. Some of his works have also been translated into English.
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).
from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.
Imran Series is the best-selling series of Urdu spy novels written starting from 1955 until his death in 1980 by Ibn-e-Safi. [1] [2]Both Doctor Du'aa-goo and Jonk Ki Waapsi were published as a series of episodes in the Daily Hurriyat, and later published in the form of books by "Asraar Publications" (the regular publishers of Imran Series).
Layla and Majnun (Arabic: مجنون ليلى majnūn laylā "Layla's Mad Lover"; Persian: لیلی و مجنون, romanized: laylâ o majnun) [1] is an old story of Arab origin, [2] [3] about the 7th-century Arabic poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi (later known as Layla al-Aamiriya).
Dastangoi (Urdu: داستان گوئی) is a 13th century Urdu oral storytelling art form. [1] [2] [3] The Persian style of dastan evolved in 16th century. [4] One of the earliest references in print to dastangoi is a 19th-century text containing 46 volumes of the adventures of Amir Hamza titled Dastan e Amir Hamza. [5]