Urdu biography

Khoon baha — Hakeem Ahmed Shujaa playwright, journalist and poet, grieves in this autobiography the death of some friends, relatives and dear ones.

Urdu biography

This has kind of overshadowed the entire book but still it is an interesting account of his era and contemporaries. It has a literary and scholarly touch and is valued for its flowing prose, too. First published init ran into multiple editions, but is now out of print, though some public libraries treasure it. Bukhari, began writing his autobiography in Serialised in the daily Hurriyet, it was published in book form in A witty and somewhat naughty fellow as Bukhari was, the book offers good glimpses of his wit, repartee and pranks.

It is also part a history of broadcasting in India and Pakistan, not to mention the beautiful language. Yaadon ki dunya — It is a well thought out and well-written autobiography by Dr Yousuf Hussain Khan, an Indian scholar. A beautiful combination of literature, history and sociology, the book is not easy to come by these days. Known for his command of the Urdu language, Josh has definitely written beautiful and inimitable prose.

The narration of his early life and the environment is absorbing. Recently, Dr Hilal Naqvi found its missing pages and published them. Yaadon ki baraat is definitely one of the most interesting biographies of Urdu. Jahan-i-Danish — Ehsaan Danish was a self-made poet who earned his bread as a labourer. A self-taught man, he was ultimately recognised as a poet and scholar.

The autobiography teaches lessons in courage. One learns to face the urdu biography in extreme poverty and rise. First published ina few years ago it was reprinted with its second part. His autobiography first appeared in and has been reprinted many times over. Yousufi Sahib believes that sense of humour is in fact the sixth sense and if one possesses this sixth sense, one can go through all the hardships of life smilingly.

That is exactly what he has done while narrating his career as a banker: he smiles at difficulties and laughs troubles urdu biography. Shahab nama: Qudratullah Shahab was a top bureaucrat, but in essence he was a fiction writer. Some unbelievable incidents apart, it reveals the sorry state of affairs of a nascent country whose people were deprived of democracy.

The early portion describing the British Raj also makes an absorbing reading. It is one of the bestsellers in recent history. Join our Whatsapp channel. Read more. On DawnNews. Dawn News English. Comments 22 Closed. Popular Newest Oldest. Napier Mole. Jan 27, pm. Great attempt and lovely reading. Would look forward to such compilations for other genres like, for instance, travelogues.

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