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Firaq espoused a deep affection for Urdu and emphasised the importance of keeping Urdu in the collective linguistic awareness of India and the subcontinent. " Zubaan kisi qaum ki milkiyat nahin/ Jisne seekhi, usne kahi " (Language is not the prerogative of any particular society; the person who has learnt it, speaks it) was his statement.
This is a list of notable Urdu-language writers This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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]
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 ...
Harris Khalique (Urdu: حارث خلیق ; born 20 October 1966) is a Pakistani poet in Urdu, English and Punjabi [1] and a civil society activist. [citation needed] Khalique has authored ten collections of poetry and two books of non-fiction.
Pages in category "Urdu-language literature" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 ...
Matthews published a number of works relating to Urdu literature, [5] including many translations of significant classical Urdu works. [6] One of his major interests was poetry. His 70 works have appeared in 250 publications in 4 languages and 2091 library holdings. [5] The Courtesan of Lucknow [7] Umrao Jan Ada [8] [9] Urdu Literature [10]