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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]
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).
Angarey or Angaaray (translated alternatively as "Embers" or "Burning Coals") is a collection of nine short stories and a one act play in Urdu by Sajjad Zaheer, Rashid Jahan, Mahmud-uz-Zafar and Ahmed Ali first published in 1932 and generally considered to have marked the beginning of the Progressive Writers' Movement in Indian literature.
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.
Pages in category "Urdu-language literature" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. ... Progressive Writers' Movement; Q. Qit'a; R. Munawwar Rana;
However, his research into Urdu literature is sometimes considered "unorthodox". He wrote a book titled Urdu Zaban Ka Makhaz Hindko (Urdu language's source Hindko), which was later published in 2003 by the National Language Authority, claimed both Urdu and Hindi languages are etymologically associated with Hindko as their source or origin.
Zaidi was a member of the progressive Urdu literature movement, [20] other members of which included Ali Sardar Jafri and Kaifi Azmi. His poetic contemporaries included Majaz, Faiz, and Qurratulain Hyder. He was also a member of the Committee for Promotion of Urdu (appointed by the Government of India Resolution No. F. 15-25/72-L. 1 dated 5 May ...
He was also influenced by the Taraqqī-Pasasnd Tẹḥrīk — ترقّی-پسند تحریک (Urdu for 'Progressive Movement'). [9] He was also the editor of magazines, of which the most notable is Adab-e Laṭīf — ادبِ لطیف (Urdu for 'Humorous Literature'). He also translated some American stories to Urdu. [9]