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  2. Khadija Mastoor - Wikipedia

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    Khadija Mastoor (Urdu: خدیجہ مستور, romanized: K͟hadījah Mastūr; 11 December 1927 – 25 July 1982) was a Pakistani short story writer and novelist who worked in Urdu literature. [1] Her novel Aangan is widely considered a literary masterpiece in Urdu literature, which has also been made into a television drama.

  3. Aangan (novel) - Wikipedia

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    LC Class. PK2200.K394 A83 1962. Aangan / ˈɑːŋɡən / (Urdu: آنگن, romanized: Āṅgan, lit. 'courtyard'), alternatively spelled Angan, is a period novel by Pakistani novelist and short story writer Khadija Mastoor. Published in 1962, it is hailed as a masterpiece of Urdu literature. [2][3] It won Mastoor the 1963 Adamjee Literary Award ...

  4. Rashid Minhas - Wikipedia

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    Rashid Minhas was born on 17 February 1951 to Begum Rashida Minhas (1926-2021), at Karachi in a Punjabi Muslim Rajput family [2][3][4][5] of the Minhas clan. Rashid Minhas spent his early childhood in Karachi. Later, the family shifted to Rawalpindi, and shifted back to Karachi. Minhas was fascinated with aviation history and technology.

  5. Urdu literature - Wikipedia

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    Urdu literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ اُردُو, “Adbiyāt-i Urdū”) comprises the literary works, written in the Urdu language.While, It tends to be dominated by poetry, especially the verse forms of the ghazal (غزل) and nazm (نظم), it has expanded into other styles of writing, including that of the short story, or afsana (افسانہ).

  6. Intizar Hussain - Wikipedia

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    Anjuman Farogh-i-Adab Doha's award [1] Intizar Hussain or Intezar Hussain (Urdu: انتظار حسین; 21 December 1925 – 2 February 2016) was a Pakistani writer of Urdu novels, short stories, poetry and nonfiction. He is widely recognised as a leading literary figure of Pakistan. [2][3][4][5] He was among the finalists of the Man Booker ...

  7. Ashfaq Ahmed - Wikipedia

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    Aneeq Ahmed Khan, Anees Ahmed Khan, Aseer Ahmed Khan. Ashfaq Ahmed (Urdu: اشفاق احمد خان; 22 August 1925 – 7 September 2004) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and broadcaster. [1][2] His works in Urdu included novels, short stories and plays for television and radio of Pakistan. He received the President's Pride of Performance ...

  8. Faiz Ahmad Faiz - Wikipedia

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    e. Faiz Ahmad Faiz MBE NI (Punjabi, Persian: فیض احمد فیض, Urdu: فیض احمد فیض pronounced [fɛːz ɛɦ.məd̪ fɛːz]; 13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) [2] was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi and Urdu literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his works ...

  9. Calcutta 71 - Wikipedia

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    After seeing all these he leaves to Delhi. This story is an actual short-story by Probodh Kumar Sanyal which is named 'Angar'. The third story is of a rural middle-class family where the elder son of a family is involved in smuggling rice to the city forsaking his school and education. The boys including him in the train insults rich people's ...