What to read after Glimpses of Modern Urdu Literature?

CONTENTS

Forward............................................................................. vii

A Word................................................................................. x

Acknowledgment............................................................... xi

1. Hindi-Urdu — The Two Sister Languages....................... 1

2. Amir Khusrau’s Crusade for Integration.......................... 7

3. Love of the Land in Poetry............................................ 10

4. Rainy Season in Urdu Poetry......................................... 16

5. Ghazal Back in Popular Favour...................................... 19

6. Development of Urdu Drama......................................... 21

7. ‘Inshia Nigari’ - The Art of Urdu Essay Writing............ 26

8. Urdu Literature And Contemporary Knowledge........... 30

Modern Era Heraladed by Ghalib

9. Humorous Interpretation of Ghalib................................ 37

10. Ghalib and Zauq – The Incomparable Rivals.............. 43

Precursors of New Age in Urdu Poetry

11. Poet who Gave Urdu Its First Lady Love................... 49

12. Ehasan Daanish – The Poet of the Oppressed............. 53

New Age in Urdu Poetry

13. Faiz Ahmed Faiz's poetry marks the dawn of New Age

in Urdy poetry............................................................. 59

Nationalistic Trends in Urdu Poetry

14. Josh Maleehabadi – The Poet of Revolution............... 65

15. Saghar Nizami – A National Poet................................ 69

Expanding Vistas of Ghazal

16. Firaq’s Impact on Urdu Poetry.................................... 75

Restoring Ghazals to Classical Perfection

17. Jigar Moradabadi – The Staunch Traditionalist........... 81

18. Naresh Kumar Shad - The Progressive Traditionalist.. 85

Expression of Socio-Political Urges of Time

19. Kaifi Azmi — The Red Rose of Urdu Poetry............. 91

20. Sahir Ludhianvi — Poet and Thinker.......................... 97

21. Sahir and the Nuclear Holocaust............................... 100

The Esoteric Intellectualism

22. Salam Machleeshahri – An Enthralling Lyricist........ 105

23. Krishan Mohan’s Poetry – A Glow of Intellectualism 109

Epoch Making Era of Urdu Short Story

24. Story of Story – An Encounter with P.N. Dar.......... 117

25. Krishan Chander and his art – Socialistic Realism in Urdu Short Story 123

26. A Writer With a Difference....................................... 127

27. Rambler in Urdu Fiction............................................ 130

Other Articles of the Author on Contemporary Trends of Literature

28. Where Criticism Fails ................................................ 137

29. Love is the Eternal Passion........................................ 140

30. Story Spinner............................................................. 143

31. Alley Pictures............................................................. 145