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  2. Urdu literature - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Mirat-ul-Uroos - Wikipedia

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    The book's second part is centered on Asghari, who is modest, hardworking and educated well in a school. She despises idle chatter and is the beloved of all in her society. When she is married, she too undergoes a difficult transition, but through her hard-work, winsome manners and good education is able to form solid bonds with her husband's ...

  4. Pakistani literature - Wikipedia

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    Pakistani literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ پاکستان) is a distinct literature that gradually came to be defined after Pakistan gained nationhood status in 1947, emerging out of literary traditions of the South Asia. [1]

  5. Urdu ghazal - Wikipedia

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    The Urdu ghazal makes use of two main rhymes: the radif and qaafiya. [9] The radif is a repeating refrain consisting of a single word or short phrase that ends every second line in the ghazal. [9] However, in the matla, the first she'r of a ghazal, the radif will end both lines of the she'r. [8] The qaafiya is a rhyming syllable that precedes ...

  6. Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    As explained in Wikipedia:Plot-only description of fictional works, an encyclopedia article about a work of fiction frequently includes a concise summary of the plot. The description should be thorough enough for the reader to get a sense of what happens and to fully understand the impact of the work and the context of the commentary about it.

  7. Umrao Jaan Ada - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Faiz Ahmad Faiz - Wikipedia

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    Faiz Ahmad Faiz [a] MBE NI (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) [2] was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi and Urdu literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his works and ideas remain widely influential in Pakistan and beyond. [3]

  9. Works of Muhammad Iqbal - Wikipedia

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    Iqbal's first published work, with likely date of 1904, was an introductory economics textbook which he wrote as result of his first proper job - teaching of history and political economy to students of Bachelor of Oriental Learning (B.O.L.) in Urdu and translation of English and Arabic works into Urdu at the University Oriental College, Lahore.: [3]