
Urdu Studies Vol 6, Issue 1, 2026
اردو اسٹڈیز، جلد 6، شمارہ 1، 2026
ISSN: 2583-8784 (Online)
Included in the (now dissolved) List of UGC’s Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (UGC-CARE)



We dedicate this issue to the memories of
Jeelani Bano (1936-2026), Bashir Badr (1935-2026), and Hasan Manzar (1933-2026)
Editor
Prof. (Dr.) Fatima Rizvi
Professor, Department of English and Modern European Languages,
University of Lucknow, Lucknow (India)
Chief Editor
Prof. (Dr.) Arshad Masood Hashmi
Professor, Department of Urdu,
Jai Prakash University, Chapra (India)

Cover Page
Our Contributors
Table of Contents
| English Section (iv + 262 pages) | |||
| Editorial Read / Download | Fatima Rizvi | i-iv | |
| In Memoriam | |||
| 1 | Remembering Jeelani Bano: The Woman, the Writer and the Voice of Resistance Read / Download | Maziah Shaaz | 1-4 |
| 2 | In Memory of Bashir Badr: The People’s Poet Read / Download | Yusuf Ayaz | 5-8 |
| 3 | Poet Farewell, Dear Friend (Hasan Manzar) Read / Download | Shama Askari | 9-12 |
| Scholarly papers | |||
| 4 | Tracing the Inscription of Identity through the Tazkira Tradition in Muslim South Asia Read / Download | Marcia Hermansen | 13-30 |
| 5 | The Wingless Ascent: The Sinai Critique in Urdu Poetry Read / Download | Ajit Pradhan | 31-56 |
| 6 | Whirlwind of the Heart: The Ghazal – Tir, Dil, Jigar Read / Download | Mehr Afshan Farooqi | 57-67 |
| 7 | Challenges in Translating Faiz Ahmad Faiz into English: A Comparative Study of Agha Shahid Ali and Shiv K. Kumar Read / Download | Shabeer Ahmad Shah | 68 -78 |
| 8 | Postcolonial Resistance and Cultural Hybridity in Modern Urdū Literature: A Study of Selected Works by Saʿādat Ḥasan Manṭo and Paig̲h̲ām Āfāqī Read / Download | Arifur Rahaman Mollah | 79-86 |
| Translations | |||
| 9 | Wabā Read / Download | Hasan Manzar Introduced & translated by Shama Askari | 87-139 |
| 10 | Qissa-e Aurat Dalla Read / Download | Anonymous Introduced & translated by Medhavi Gupta | 140- 161 |
| 11 | Select Poems by Rashid Anwar Rashid Read / Download | Introduction by Safdar Imam Quadri Translated by Sami Rafiq | 162-175 |
| 12 | “Ik Mis Sīmīñ Badan se kar Liyā Landan Meñ Aqd” Read / Download | Abul Kalam Azad Introduced & translated by Ahmad Aqeel Sarwar & Claire Chambers | 176- 185 |
| 13 | “Dekh ākar kūchah chāk girebāñ kī bahār” Read / Download | Sardar Jafri Introduced & translated by Arif Ansari | 186- 198 |
| 14 | Three Essays from Qaid-e-Farang Read / Download | Hasrat Mohani Introduced & translated by Maaz Bin Bilal | 199-208 |
| 15 | “Kisān Mazdūr Sarmāyadār, Zamiñdār” Read / Download | Sa’adat Hasan Manto Introduced & translated by Shaiq Ali | 209-214 |
| 16 | Tom Jefarsan ke Pinjray Read / Download | Ilyas Ahmad Gaddi Introduced & translated by Fahad Hashmi | 215-224 |
| 17 | Mann men jamī barf Read / Download | Shabnam Ashai Introduced & translated by Tousif Raza | 225-230 |
| 18 | Poems by Shabnam Ashai Read / Download | Shabnam Ashai Introduced & translated by Mushtaque B. Barq | 231-236 |
| Book Review / Review Articles | |||
| 19 | Diyār-o-Dasht – Review Article Read / Download | Ali Haider | 237-250 |
| 20 | Dream Mirage: A Novel – Review Article Read / Download | Asim Siddiqui | 251- 257 |
| 21 | A Leaf Unturned – Book Review Read / Download | Syed Imtiaz Hasnain | 258- 262 |
| Urdu Section (176 pages) | |||
| اداریہ Read / Download | ارشد مسعود ہاشمی Arshad Masood Hashmi | 1-9 | |
| 22 | ملت اور شناخت کے مسائل: سلطان غلام باہو کے مکاتیب کا ردِّ نو آبادیاتی مطالعہ Read / Download | ناصر عباس نیر Nasir Abbas Nayyar | 10-30 |
| 23 | اکیسویں صدی کے نسائی ادب میں عو رت کے وجودپر مکالمہ Read / Download | آمنہ تحسین Ameena Tahseen | 31-57 |
| 24 | عتیق اللہ کی غزل گوئی Read / Download | مشتاق صدف Mushtaque Sadaf | 58-71 |
| 25 | اردو ادب میں نوآبادیات کے خلاف مزاحمتی رویے Read / Download | یاسمین رشیدی Yasmeen Rasheedi | 72-89 |
| 26 | من، وجود اور خاموشی: شبنم عشائی کی نظموں کی شعریات Read / Download | عمرفرحت Umar Farhat | 90-125 |
| تبصرہ | |||
| 27 | سیماب اکبرآبادی اور علامہ اقبال کی شاعری کا تقابلی مطالعہ Read / Download | رؤف خیر Raoof Khair | 126-135 |
| ترجمہ | |||
| 28 | آدمی اور میڈیا Read / Download | مارشل میکلوہن Herbert Marshall McLuhan (ترتیب و تدوین، ترجمہ) سہیل محمود Sohail Mehmood | 136-161 |
| تتمۂ اشاعت | |||
| 29 | اکبر الہ آبادی اور کلیم الدین احمد Read / Download | سرورالہدی Sarwarul Hoda | 162-176 |
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