Amjad Islam Amjad – A Well Known Name In Urdu Literature

Urdu literature has witnessed the rise of many great names and all of these men and women have a huge contribution in making Urdu literature what it is today.

Amjad Islam Amjad is one of the most famous names currently in the Urdu literature. He has given so much diversity to the Urdu language by giving people a wide range of books that cover every aspect of life. He is writer worthy of all our praise for his contribution towards the Urdu language.

Amjad Islam Amjad received his early education in Lahore and later on, he graduated from Islamia college Lahore. M.A.O college Lahore witnessed this person as a lecturer when he first started his career and later on, during 1975 to 1979 he worked as a director at PTV (Pakistan Television Corporation). After his tenure at PTV, he returned to College once again.

1989 was the year when he was appointed as Director General of Urdu Science Board. This personality has written 40 books in his life so far and has received several PTV and national awards for his contributions.

The contribution of Amjad Islam Amjad in the field of Urdu drama is also worth mentioning. Some of his most famous TV dramas include, Waris, Dehleez, Samandar, Raat, Apnay Loag, and Waqt.

In order to learn the true depths of Urdu literature, one must start by reading the amazing books of Amjad Islam Amjad and learn how truly amazing Urdu literature is.

Iqtidar Javed’s New Masterpiece In Urdu!

Urdu has seen many extra ordinary gems in its history. These people have no comparison with other language poets. Ahmed Faraz, Jalib, Johan Elia and other poets made their places in history and left the world. Though they have left us, still their poetry lives in the hearts of poetry lovers.

Iqtidar Javed is a poet of the current age. He has come up with a new book, “Mein Saans Torta Hua”. Reading his poetry one finds him / her in a complete phase of trance. He writes mostly in a Nazm or Nasr format. On contrary there are many poets who do not write poetry in Nazm format and they only write in Ghazal or rhythm-attic format.  Both the styles have their own importance in the world of poetry.

Iqtidar Javed seems to have tasted the night of his death. He has deeply depicted the state of a man or him, after dying, where he refuses to have his body become a part of the dust.  He has written on a topic that is very sensitive and close to every person’s heart. His verses seem to have a deep effect on the readers. The few verses which make his poetry out of the world are, Mein kar kei maqam-e-sakht par nigah/ Apne haath paon dekhney laga/ Damagh ki ragein/ Ubhar kei kanpati ko surkh kar gaein/ Mein apne kaandhey, apna pait/ Apna darmeyan/ Apni dhoop chaon dekhney laga/ Mein khud ko lehza lehza/ Khud mein jorney laga/ Mein saans torta hua zameen ko chorney laga’

Iqtidar’s poetry is worth reading, in the times where there are very limited Urdu poets in the town.

Urdu Language Through Conflicts

Language is medium of communication for all users. Every language moves through different phases to make it self-innovative and comprehensive for its users. Language helps its users to preserve their identity across the world. European, Malaysian, Chinese all are renowned for their languages.

Urdu is a national language of Pakistan and official language in few parts of India. Unfortunately since the evolution of Urdu language, it has been exploited for political and personal gains. Through all conflicts it has managed to keep its versatility and beauty of words, simple structure and soft accent with the speakers.

Whenever, Urdu has faced a hard time its users have come up to work for its betterment and development. Famous poets like Iqbal, Sir Syed Ahmed khan, Mir and more have worked in their own capacities to preserve the legacy of language.

 Today Urdu is being neglected by its own users. They are reluctant to use it as source of communication. Western culture has set them to learn more about English.

Rise of English medium schools have reduced opportunities for speakers to learn and shine with Urdu language. It is duty of state that it should make sure all educational institutions are providing their students a platform for apt understanding of language. Further for all educational institutes, official language should be Urdu so it can motivate people to learn and understand the importance of Urdu language.

Urdu has always served its speakers and has transformed itself to a complete and modern language, now it is responsibility of its speakers to contribute for its development and progress.

Amjad Islam Amjad: Taking on Urdu in India!

Amjad Islam Amjad is a great name in Urdu literature. He is s renowned poet and a notorious dramatist from Pakistan. According to Amjad Islam Amjad, Urdu poetry is good in Pakistan rather than any other country.  This is because Urdu is the first language of Pakistan.

In the recent years, Urdu language, culture, drama, and poetry have done extremely well in Pakistan. Urdu language is at its peak in Pakistan as it was in Lucknow, Agra and Delhi in India in 19^th century.

At the same time, Amjad Islam Amjad is of the view that Mushiara is not as strong in Pakistan as it is in India. Still the Mushiara in India has exploited Urdu more due to the tendency of playing to the gallery. Poets in India mostly write as per audience’ choice, rather than poets’ perception. There are not many people in India who know how to read or write Urdu. They only understand Urdu if the words that are common in Hindi and Urdu are used. According to amajd Islama Amjad, Urdu has grown in Pakistan with the strong roots of Arabic and Persian, while it has not shows the same growth in India. Hindi has over taken purity of Urdu in India.

In India, the most popular script to be taught in schools is devangari. Urdu on the other hand side could not make it to the schools of India. Therefore, Urdu does not enjoy strong base in India as much as it enjoys in Pakistan.

Hindi And Urdu Movements In The Subcontinent!

It was in the 17^th century that the Hindus in some provinces of India demanded that Hindi be made the official language of the country instead of Urdu. Babu Shiva Prasad was one of the proponents of the Nagri script in India. He presented a memorandum blaming the earlier rulers of India, who made them learn Persian.

There were number of other Hindi movements in the 19^th and 20^th century. The proponents of Hindi were of the view that Hindi is a commonly spoken, written, and understood language in India and so, it should replace Urdu, which was written in Persian script. They also argue that the Urdu script was making things more complicated.

Urdu speakers also set few Urdu bodies to face these controversies. Anjuman-e-Tarakkiye Urdu was formed for this reason. Advocates of the Urdu, language argues that Urdu scripts could be written faster and that Hindi lacks standardized vocabulary. This was true, they also argued that Urdu was originated in India only and it was the language, which was popularly spoken and understood in India.

The tussle that started there continues until today. However, both the languages are used in different countries. Urdu has become the official language of Pakistan, while Hindi is the official language of India, yet the tussle through media continues. Urdu is spoken in many areas of India, and enjoys the label of being of India’s provincial languages. These languages share a degree of commonness and thus, they often mixed with each other.

Urdu – Befits Of Learning Urdu Language

Urdu language is famous for its versatility and unique expression. With time it has traveled a long journey to add more vocabulary for soft and delightful expression.  Besides, its long struggle with opponents who clamped political gains with aim of its suppression, it has successfully managed to preserve its beauty of expression.

Benefits of Urdu language are open for everyone:

•  If you are a traveler looking for a destination which promises a diversified cultural and deep traditional values then you should travel to Pakistan. Knowing Urdu would help you to interact with friendly people while their experiences and cultural values would amaze you at every step.
•  If your thirst is to explore valuable literature on history, poetry and journalism Urdu literature would be worthwhile to go through. Its romantic poetry and expression for dramatic love stories would inspire you at every page. You would read history which would make you feel yourself like an eye witness for events.
• Urdu learning can help our nation to project national ideology and culture to the outer world.
•  Reading Iqbal’s poetry can guide us to build moral character of our youth.
• Urdu language is flexible to draft our thoughts and feelings to be widely herd with interest.

There are different sources to learn Urdu if you are living at a remote place where, it is hard to find a qualified Urdu tutor, you can go online for online Urdu classes. To have more information about online Urdu classes search on internet.

Urdu: An Aristocratic Language

Urdu in its unofficial and informal register has been referred to as “Rekhta”, which means roughly mixed. The formal and official register of the Urdu language is, many times, referred to as “Zaban-e-Urdu-e-Moalla”, which refers to the language of glorious camp.

The etymologies of the words of the Urdu language actually decide how polite or refined the speech of the person is. The language is cosmic in nature and therefore, you may find more than one word, for a single entity. This difference has also emerged as a result of the gigantic difference in origins of the language, since the language enjoys different genesis like Persian, Dehalvi and Arabic.

The levels of formality of the language are determined on the basis of the origin of the language. If you tend to speak Persian and Arabic dialect, you will be considered to be more formal and impressive as well.  Further if you use the Arabic and Persian grammatical constructs, you will be considered even more official and recognized. 

At the same time, if you use the words from Sanskrit origin, you will be considered more informal and colloquial. This will be more easy to understand if you take the example of French or old English with the contemporary one.

The syntax of Urdu language and vocabulary imitate a three layered system of politeness which is often referred to as “Adab”. The language emphasizes on decorum and politeness therefore, Urdu has always been considered to be one of the most aristocratic language of South Asia.