Intikhab-e-Kalam: Akbar Allahabadi

Description

This selection contains the best poetry of Akbar Allahabadi, who was the pioneer of humoristic Urdu poetry. Allahabadi not only used humour as a stylistic tool but also as an instrument to clearly understand social change. He conveys his message in a humorous way through his poetry. He used his poetry to awaken the sleeping masses like Allama Iqbal but his style was totally different from Iqbal’s.

Author Biography

Dr. Rauf Parekh has an MA and PhD from the University of Karachi. He is a critic of Urdu Literature and regularly contributes to the daily Dawn, Karachi. He is a former Chief Editor of the Urdu Dictionary Board and is presently teaching at the Department of Urdu, University of Karachi. He is the compiler of the first slang Urdu dictionary and Chief Editor of the Oxford Urdu – English Dictionary.