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Dr. Asif Farrukhi
Interim Dean & Associate Professor,
School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Habib University Karachi
NAZIR AHMAD: A FABULIST FOR THE MODERN AGE
Generally regarded as the first novelist in Urdu literature, Nazir Ahmad was a man of letters with his writings covering a wide range from social themes, religious issues to a translation of the Holy Quran. Inability to find good textbooks for his children led him towards writing stories with a didactic purpose, but through this he introduced a new form of writing. His story of the tussle between a strictly religious father and his pleasure loving son in Tauba-tun-Nusooh and the struggle of an Indian Muslim who copies the ways of the English in Ibnul Waqt are two central images for representing the dilemmas of his age. He wrote profusely, although his novels have overshadowed his other work. The talk will explore the overall literary career of Nazir Ahmad, taking into consideration some of his lesser-known works.
Date: 8 May 2017, 2 pm
Venue: SAI, Room E 11
 | The Department of Modern South Asian Languages and Literatures cordially invites you to this year's Hindi Day. The event is entitled "Die mannigfaltigen Ausprägungen des Hindi (the manifold manifestations of Hindi)" and takes place on 27 January 2017 from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm in the Heinrich Zimmer Reading Room of the South Asia Institute. |
Further information is available on the poster.
 | On Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 7 pm, the movie „Thrust Into Heaven“ will be showed at Karlstorkino. Thrust Into Heaven focuses on Sanjesh Dhanja, an activist whose NGO “Pakistan Hindu Seva Welfare Trust” promotes Pakistani-Hindus’ cultural identity and fights for their rights as equal citizens of the Islamic Republic. |
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