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Urdu poetry (Urdu: اُردُو شاعرى, romanized: Urdū Shāʿirī) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the culture of India and Pakistan . Several prominent Urdu poets include Mir Taqi Mir (d. 1810), Mirza Ghalib (d. 1869), Mir Anees (d. 1874), Muhammad Iqbal (d. 1938) and Josh ...
Feroz-ul-Lughat Urdu Jamia (Urdu: فیروز الغات اردو جامع) is an Urdu-to-Urdu dictionary published by Ferozsons (Private) Limited. It was originally compiled by Maulvi Ferozeuddin in 1897. The dictionary contains about 100,000 ancient and popular words, compounds, derivatives, idioms, proverbs, and modern scientific, literary ...
A tragedy is an event of great loss, usually of human life. Such an event is said to be tragic. Traditionally, the event would require "some element of moral failure, some flaw in character, or some extraordinary combination of elements" [1] to be tragic. Not every death is considered a tragedy.
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
Mushaira (Urdu: مشاعرہ, romanized: Mušā'ira) is a poetic symposium. It is an event (called mehfil , Mushairi) where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is part of the Culture of North India , Pakistan and the Deccan , particularly among the Hyderabadi Muslims , and it regarded as a forum for free self-expression.
Rekhta is an Indian web portal started by Rekhta Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Urdu literature. [4] The Rekhta Library Project, its books preservation initiative, has successfully digitized approximately 200,000 books over a span of ten years. [5]
Ashob remained an historical genre in Persian, Urdu and Turkish literature used by the writers, predominantly by the Mughal poets to express their anguish and sorrows over political and social shifts. [4] [5] The Ashobs are generally describing emotional thoughts of a writer in a narrative poem based on several competencies. [6]
Pakistan has literature in Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Pashto, Balochi, Persian, English, and many other languages. [9] The Pakistan Academy of Letters is a large literary community that promotes literature and poetry in Pakistan and abroad. [10] The National Library publishes and promotes literature in the