Urdu Writers

Khwaja Hasan Nizami

Urdu is legendary language that has taken a rich influence from hundreds of legendary writers, poets, grammarians and linguists. Khawaja Hassan Nizami is also one of those legends who played a noticeable role in the development of this language. He wrote books, articles and novels that are still widely read and loved across the world [...]

Munshi Premchand Urdu Writer

The pioneer of modern short story and novel writing – Munshi Prem Chand (منشی پریم چند) was born in 1880 his novels “Gaoo Dan” and “Maidan-e-Amal” shows his pure and unerred talent in writing Urdu Literature. He was a strong proponent of realism in Urdu Literature. Prem chand was one of the founding fathers of [...]

Intizar Hussain Urdu Novelist History and Biography

Intizar Hussain’s (انتظار حسین ) career was started from fiction short story “Galli Koochay”. His popular short stories are “Kankaree”, “Aakhri Aadm”, “Shehr-e-Afsos” and “Kachway”. He introduced a new style of figurative expression of writing in Urdu literature. Intizar Hussain also worte some novels as well like “Bastee” etc. Born in 1922 in India and was [...]

Amjad Islam Amjad Urdu Poet History

Amjad Islam Amjad (امجد اسلام امجد) is a creative and copious writer of Urdu Literature. Poetry together with Drama writing was his passion since the start of his literary career. He won “Graduate Award” in 1975 which was awarded for his popular drama “Khawab Jagtay Hein”. “Bahzakh” is his “Shairy” (Poetic) collection while “Taasurat” is [...]

Imtiaz Ali Taj Urdu Drama Writer Biography

Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj (سید امتیاز علی تاج) was born in 1900 in Lahore. He was a son of “Shamsul-Ulema” – Moulvi Mumtaz Ali from Deoband. He was on of the pioneers of Drama writing in Urdu language. His most popular drama was “Anar Kali”. Its popularity rose the status of Imtiaz Ali Taj as [...]

Professor Iqbal Azeem Biography in Urdu

Iqbal Azeem (اقبال عظیم) was born in Meerath (India) in 1913. He was one of the greatest poets of Urdu Literature. He acquired his basic education from Agra and after Partition, he settled in East Pakistan “Mizrab” and “Lab Kusha” are two Ghazal collections of Iqbal Azeem where as “Kab-e-Qosain” is the book of naats. [...]

Altaf Fatima Urdu Writer and Novelist Biography

Altaf Fatima (الطاف فاطمہ) was popular as a Creative novelist and short story writer in Urdu literature. She was born in LucKnow (India) in 1929 and got her degrees of M.A,B.Ed from Punjab University , Lahore. She was appointed as a professor in Govt. Collage for Women, Lahore. “Chalta Musafir” “Dastak Na Do” and “Naghmain [...]

Ibne Insha Biography in Urdu

“Ibn-e-Insha” born in 1927 in Jalundrar (India). At that time, he completed his basic education from Punjab university Lahore and Karachi university, Karachi. He used to write some articles for daily Imroz and Jang and Weekly Akhbar-e-Jehan. The real name of Ibn-e-Insha was “Sher Mohammad Khan”. He was a great “Safar Nama” writer and a [...]

Agha Hashr Kashmiri

He was an exquisite drama writer of Urdu literature. He was born in 1879 in Amritsar, India. Agha sahib was literate in English, Urdu, Arabic and Persian languages. He started his career by translating some urdu dramas into English. Later on, Agha Hashar kasmiri began to write his own dramas for theatrical companies of India. [...]

Ahmed Shah Patras Bukhari History in Urdu

Ahmed Shah Patras Bukhari was comic writer and educationist of Urdu literature. He was born in 1898 completed his education from Government College Lahore and Cambridge University. He was appointed as professor in central Training College Lahore. He was a unique essay writer with an outstanding quality of creation. His essays on philosophy, literature, fine [...]

Ashfaq Ahmed Biography in Urdu

The stupendous scholar, writer and researcher of Urdu literature – Ashqaf Ahmed – was born in Lahore in 1935. His education was completed from Rome University, Grey Noblay University (France) and New York University (USA). He started his professional career from professorship in Dial Singh College, Lahore. A literature magazine (Adbi Majala) was released by [...]

Quratul Ain Haider Urdu Writer and Novelist History in Urdu

Urdu fiction (Urdu Afsana) will ever remember the untired and unparallel services rendered by “Qurt-ul-Ain Haider”, born on 20th January, 1926. She got her Training from her father Sajjad Haider yaldram, the pioneer of Urdu Afsana (Fiction Short Story).  She wrote her first short story in an age of 6 years. She had an unmatchable [...]

Faiz Ahmed Faiz Biography and History in Urdu

Faiz Ahmed Faiz was a staunch advocate of communism. He was born in Sialkot (Not part of Pakistan) on 13 February, 1911. Faiz Sahib founded “Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Musanefeen-e-Hind” and also used his talent in “Adab Latif” as a writer and editor. During his preliminary education, he was under the supreme guidelines of “Ahmed Shah [...]

Ahmed Faraz Biography in Urdu

Ahmad Faraz was a prolific urdu poet and writer. Hi poems and odds are still resounding in the corridors of literary circles of Pakistan. Ahmad Faraz was born in 1934. His poetic collections include “Tanha Tanha”, “Dard-e-Aashop”, “Nayaft”, “Shab-e-Khoon”, “Maray Khawab”, “Raiza Raiza” and “Janan Janan”. He was awarded “Sitara-e-Imtiaz”, “Hilal-e-Imtiaz” and “Nigar Award”. The [...]

Allama Iqbal Biography in Urdu

Allama Iqbal was the greatest poet, philosopher and visionary of Pakistan Born in 1877, he acquired his basic education from his native city of Sialkot. He used to send his poetry for correction to “Daagh Dehlvi”, who remarked that Iqbal’s poetry is free from errors. “Nala-e-Yateem” was his first Urdu poem. His first urdu book [...]

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