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Urdu. v. t. e. Urdu developed during the 13th century, although the name "Urdu" did not exist at the time for the language. Amir Khusrau, who lived in the thirteenth century, wrote and gave shape to the Rekhta dialect (The Persianized combination of Hindavi), which was the early form of Modern Standard Urdu. He was thus called, the "father of ...
The Urdu movement was a socio- political movement aimed at making Urdu (the standardized register of the Hindustani language ), as the universal lingua-franca and symbol of the cultural and political identity of the Muslim communities of the Indian subcontinent during the British Raj. The movement began with the fall of the Mughal Empire in the ...
Ashfaq Ahmed ( Urdu: اشفاق احمد خان; 22 August 1925 – 7 September 2004) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and broadcaster. [1] [2] His works in Urdu included novels, short stories and plays for television and radio of Pakistan. He received the President's Pride of Performance and Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) awards for ...
The Hindi–Urdu controversy arose in 19th century colonial India out of the debate over whether Modern Standard Hindi or Standard Urdu should be chosen as a national language . Hindi and Urdu are mutually intelligible as spoken languages, to the extent that they are sometimes considered to be dialects or registers of a single spoken language ...
Pakistani literature ( Urdu: ادبیاتِ پاکستان) is a distinct literature that gradually came to be defined after Pakistan gained nationhood status in 1947, emerging out of literary traditions of the South Asia. [1] The shared tradition of Urdu literature and English literature of British India was inherited by the new state.
Muhammad Din Taseer (28 February 1902 – 1 December 1950), also known as Deen Muhammad Taseer [1] and popularly known as M. D. Taseer, was a Pakistani Urdu poet, writer, and literary critic. [2] He is considered one of the pioneers of the progressive movement in Urdu literature. [2]
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."
Urdu poetry (Urdu: اُردُو شاعرى Urdū šāʿirī) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the culture of India and Pakistan . According to Naseer Turabi there are five major poets of Urdu: Mir Taqi Mir (d.1810), Mirza Ghalib (d. 1869), Mir Anees (d.1874), Muhammad Iqbal (d. 1938) and ...