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Intikhab-e-Kalam: Sahir Ludhianvi (Urdu)

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Pakistan; OUP; 2012Description: 64 Pages; PaperbackISBN:
  • 9780199066933
DDC classification:
  • 891.43
Summary: This is a representative selection of the poems of Sahir Ludhianvi, the most popular Urdu poet of the Twentieth Century. Distrusted by many critics because of his popular appeal, Sahir Ludhianvi's work nevertheless had genuine literary merit and he was in his poems, as well as in his film lyrics, a champion of Human especially Woman's Rights. His poetry, although on every Urdu lover's lips, did not have the typical ingredients of popular poetry. Sahir Ludhianvi could state the truth in a straightforward manner, which under his touch became poetic.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Karachi Urdu Poetry 891.43 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PKLL000078
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Lahore Urdu Poetry 891.43 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available PKLL000165
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This is a representative selection of the poems of Sahir Ludhianvi, the most popular Urdu poet of the Twentieth Century. Distrusted by many critics because of his popular appeal, Sahir Ludhianvi's work nevertheless had genuine literary merit and he was in his poems, as well as in his film lyrics, a champion of Human especially Woman's Rights. His poetry, although on every Urdu lover's lips, did not have the typical ingredients of popular poetry. Sahir Ludhianvi could state the truth in a straightforward manner, which under his touch became poetic.

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