Born in Delhi, in the year 1748, Yahya Aman, better known as the poet Jurat Qalandar Bakhsh was unlike any other poet of his time. Known for an artful portrayal of mischief, mirth and mockery in his poetry, Jurat, was defined as a ‘skirt-chasing poet’ by none other than Mir Taqi Mir.
Syed Ahmad Khan, who is better known and addressed as Sir Syed, was a canonical figure of India’s intellectual history. He passed away in 1898 but stays with us with his writings on a variety of subjects that have not lost their relevance even though they are deeply rooted in their times.
The word Ishq has been derived from its Arabic cognate ‘Ashiqa (عشقه) which is a kind of ivy or Bel, as we refer to in Hindi. But this is not just any creeper growing around. This clinging plant is actually a parasitic plant – similar to the mistletoe – that actually wraps up around another plant and eventually dries it out completely, to the extent that the original plant dies and only the passion-vine (ivy) remains.
آزادی کے اس احساس کو عوام میں بیدار کرنے، اور سب کو ایک فلیٹ فارم پر جمع کرنے میں اردو زبان و ادب نے بہت اہم کردار ادا کیا۔ شارب رودلوی اپنے ایک مضمون میں لکھا ہے کہ “ہندوستان کی جنگ آزادی دو اسلحہ سے لڑی گئی۔ ایک اہنسا، دوسرا اردو زبان۔
प्रोफेसर गोपीचंद नारंग साहब का जाना किसी बड़ी शख़्सियत के जाने से ज़्यादा बड़ा सानिहा इसलिए है कि गोपीचंद नारंग सिर्फ़ बड़ी शख्सियत नहीं थे बल्कि वो जिस तहज़ीब के अलम-बरदार थे वो उनके साथ चली गई है। वो तहज़ीब बहुत तेज़ी से ख़त्म होती जा रही है। वो तहज़ीब सिर्फ उर्दू ज़बान की तहज़ीब नहीं है बल्कि हिंदुस्तान की हर ज़बान की तहज़ीब है।
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