Mirza Ghalib- Urdu Poet who introduced a Unique Expression

Ghalib introduced a new style of poetic expressions in Urdu Poetry based on humor, wit and romance. His poetry depicts different circumstances he faced at diverse times in life. He expressed even the hardest time of his life being amused and clever. Chunk of expression is easy and thought provoking which makes reader to feel and touch the subject in real.  Ghalib was highly intellectual poet no one is aware about his qualification but his strength of expression has convinced every one about his ability and understanding on life and literature.

Despite his golden creative work people are forgetting his efforts and originality. Especially it is painful to see the Indian Government who is numb about brutal happenings with the last resort of the Ghalib. His haveli in Gali Qasimjan in Ballimaran is being considered as the ordinary residence. At different times people have used it as wedding palace and rest area for laborers working around. Even the initiative of Indian Government to construct a Monument has failed because nothing more than evacuation and substandard painting was done to preserve the last place of Urdu poet.

It is evident from the history; people who never honored their leaders have always failed in making out difference as progressive nation. Today Urdu language is facing different challenges which are generating different national Queries. 

To revive the status it is collective responsibility of every Urdu Speaker to play his role for the betterment of Urdu language.

Urdu-Lets Preserve Our National Heritage For Future Generations

While travelling on the globe, we always come across different languages which are true depiction of culture, heritage, values and demographics of its native speakers. A Language goes through different evolutionary progressions with time to add new vocabularies and styles to meet the needs of its speakers for effective expressions.

Urdu is national language of Pakistan and has been declared as official language in many parts of India. According to recent research Urdu has reached to 4^th place among the widest spoken languages in the world.

Urdu language is famous for its versatility, diverse vocabulary and soft expressions. Urdu literature has successfully made its presence with the international creative fraternities. Famous Urdu Poets Ghalib, Meer and Iqbal have proved the tendency of the language to express critics, humor, wit and Romance with beauty and effectiveness.

Efforts are being made to elaborate the importance of Urdu language at the national and international level. With the same view lately Urdu Council organized a conference, where different influential personalities debated and expressed challenges which are affecting Urdu Language. Conference was also aiming to force Indian Government to assure proper implementation of Urdu as second official language in the country. Speakers also honored Ahmed, freedom fighter and renowned leader of Urdu Movement at Anjuman Islamia Hall.

It is Collective Responsibility of every Urdu orator to work diligently for the betterment of language so we can make it effective for today and tomorrow. It is a legacy that we have benefited now it’s our responsibility to make it prominent comprehensive expression for future generations.

A short Introduction to Urdu

Urdu is the most widely spoken and understood language in pakistan and India.Urdu is concidered as the mother tongue language of more than 220 million prople and is actively used by 400 million people in both Pakistan and India. Mostly the Urdu speaking communities other than sub-continent are found in Germany, New Zealand , South Africa, Singrapore, Nepal ,UK and USA.

Urdu is the national language of Pakistan and it unites all people and all communities, Although  their mother tongue.It is a very communicative language both in Poetry and Songs and express emotion using simple and gentle words.Urdu language is a polite in its form of speech, hnmanity and equal respect to the servent and the master.

Urdu is written in Arabic Script, from right to left and developed very sophisticated and beautiful calligraphically scripts. Most of the newspapers and printed matters are print in this script. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Urdu is a highly stylized form and written in a Persian, Arabic and Turkish script.

When Pakistan came into being, Urdu becomes the national language of Pakistan. In all the big cities of Pakistan, mostly the people speak Urdu at home. Except in remote areas and other rural areas like in Baluchistan and Frontier province Urdu is the medium of education.

Urdu and the Regional Languages of Pakistan

Urdu is our national language, which means that the mention of any issue related to it is likely to generate off such disagreeing ardor as devotion, nationalism, imperialism, domination, Brilliance, Past, present and future.

On one hand we have scholars and common people defending the cause of Urdu as the language of communication and as a symbol of national. On the other hand, you have other scholars and common people who would say that the role of the national language has merged into ‘an imperialism of Urdu’ and the regional language have been pressed to the side.

 We have interrogate some experts from across the country and what we understand from their opinions is that the disagreement between Urdu and the regional languages can be discussed at three levels: (a) political (b) academic (educational system) and (c) linguistic.

It has also been pointed out that it is possible to acknowledge the role of Urdu in our national life without accepting imperialism. Such an approach would also imply accepting Urdu as it has evolved since 1947, and not maintain on typical Puritanism.

Pakistan is a multi – lingual country. No less than twenty –four languages and dialects are spoken by the by the people of Pakistan, but mainly include five regional languages Panjabi, Sindhi, Balochi, Pashto, Bravhi and Kashmiri.

The regional languages however different from one another in their forms, dialects and expressions of thoughts have several common factors in them. They cultivate in them love, respect and a firm devotion to the Pakistan Ideology.

Urdu Literature

Urdu Reading

Urdu literature made its first appearance somewhere around the 14^th century in Mughal India, and was raised by the educated elites of the Mughal courts. The presence of the Muslims gentry in a large Hindu India, did not dominate the awareness of the Urdu poet, the way Islamic and Persian tradition did. The colorful Urdu language had a rich glossary derived from Prakrit coupled with Arabo-Persian words. Some of the noted literary men who used this language include Mirza Asadullah Khan Although Ghalib wrote in Persian as well, he is better known for his ghazals written in Urdu.

 His ghazals contain Urdu heavily loaded with Persian words. Before Ghalib, the ghazal was mainly an expression of love and tenderness but Ghalib introduced the elements of attitude, the sadness of human life among other things, so immensely expanding the purview of the ghazal.

Ghalib closest competitor was the Dehli poet Zauq who occurred t be a tutor to Bahadur Shah Zafr, then royal leader of India. The phases used by a Zauq are homely, his language graceful and his pronunciation stylish. The two of them unanimously fashionable and recognized the supremacy of Meer Taqi Meer, an immense figure of Urdu poetry in those times. Yet another famous contemporary of Ghalib was the poet Momin, whose ghazals had a definitely emotional flavor.

In the later period, other personalities of Urdu poetry include Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal who will be remembered forever for his “Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindustan Hamara”, Josh Maliahabadi he prefix his name was meant to represent his passion for poetry. Faiz Ahmed Faiz Kaifi Azmi and Sahir Ludhianvi both of them penned many lyrics for Bollywood movies and otherwise had impressed position for themselves in the records of the language.

How to Learn Urdu Writing

More than 104 million people speak Urdu as a primary and a secondary language in the world. It is the national language of Pakistan and numerous other countries speak Urdu as well Including India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Germany, Fiji, Thailand and Norway. To learn Urdu, just knowing how to say and sound Urdu words won’t be enough. It takes extra time to study an alphabet that uses a completely different set of symbols than other languages.

Practice reading and writing the per so-Arabic alphabet. This alphabet has different symbols than the English alphabet. Work on reading and writing each symbol until you know them by heart.

 
Read the things in Urdu. Once you have a general grasp of the languages, reading the language helps to comment in your mind. Online resources that offer informative articles and stories written in Urdu can be found through the British Broadcast Corporation website and the official website of the Government of Pakistan.

Purchase an Urdu dictionary, and his will help you learn the language just like the American dictionary helped you learn English. When you come across a word you don't know, look it up and try to use the word yourself in a different sentence. Talk with someone who speaks Urdu. Talking with someone who already speaks the language can help you fine-tune your language skills, as well as your Urdu pronunciation.

History of Urdu Language

Urdu is the national language of Pakistan. It is a subgroup of the Indo Aryan group of languages, which is in turn part of the Indo-European family of language. Urdu is the word of Turkish language meaning “horde” (Lashkar).The word Urdu symbolizes its development by the interaction of foreign army, merchants and immigrants with the local population of south Asia.

The history of Urdu can be traced to 16^th century when it developed the interaction between local Indian Sanskrit –derived Prakrit and the languages that were spoken in the courts of the rulers of the subcontinent. The language of the courts was Persian at the time. From the time of the Delhi Empire to the Mughal Empire and its succeeding  states, Urdu become the popular language, distinguished linguistically from local languages by its large and extensive Arabic-Persian vocabulary superimposed on a base of grammar.

There e are many views regarding the origin of Urdu. Urdu may have oriented from anywhere in India: the Deccan, in the Punjab, in Maharashtra, in Bengal, in Sindh or in the neighborhood of Delhi. Urdu literature have been found in these areas as far as the back period of the Delhi Empire. It is often said that Urdu originated in or around Delhi over a period of a few centuries. The first manuscript found in Urdu was written in 1515(911 Hijri) by Hazrat Sharafuddin Yahya Muneri and his tomb is Muner Shareef.