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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).
Umrao Jaan Ada (Urdu: اُمراؤ جان ادا) is an Urdu novel by Mirza Hadi Ruswa (1857–1931), first published in 1899. [1] It is considered the first Urdu novel by many [2] and tells the story of a tawaif and poet by the same name from 19th century Lucknow, as recounted by her to the author.
Jan. 29—"Stewardship" is a fairly common word for Christians. We in the church have "stewardship talks" and "stewardship drives." The word is mostly used in relationship with giving, as in : money.
Pakeezah (Hindustani pronunciation: [ˈpaːkiːzaː]; transl. The Pure One) is a 1972 Indian musical romantic drama written, directed, and produced by Kamal Amrohi.The film stars Meena Kumari as the eponymous lead, alongside Ashok Kumar and Raaj Kumar.
The story starts with the flashbacks of a young man, Dilsher (Vicky Kaushal) who grew up in a village in Gurdaspur, Punjab. His father used to recite Shabad Kirtan in Gurudwaras, but after his death, Dilsher has developed a fear of music. He instead grows up with a speech impairment and stammers.
Based on the 1905 Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada, the film tells the story of a Lucknow tawaif and poet, and her rise to fame. Upon release, Umrao Jaan received widespread critical acclaim, specifically for Ali's direction and Rekha's lead performance, widely considered one of the greatest of Hindi cinema. It also emerged as a commercial success ...
The Steward of Christendom is a 1995 play written by Irish playwright Sebastian Barry. It focuses on Thomas Dunne, loosely based on Barry's great-grandfather, the former chief superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, now (1932) confined to a psychiatric facility. The play recounts Dunne's personal and public life throughout the 1910s ...
After the success of first two albums, Atif Aslam released his third solo album Meri Kahani (Urdu: میری کہانی, transl. My Story ) in 2008. [ 1 ] This album was produced by Sarmad Abdul Ghafoor .