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(Raju Jamil)
re: URDU GREATS (of 50's-60's-70's)
interesting if u could give the names of work would be nice, i am always catching up on classics.
re: URDU GREATS (of 50's-60's-70's)
We are looking forward to see this thread active. Good Luck
re: URDU GREATS (of 50's-60's-70's)
No Mushtaq Ahmed Yusufi in the list :(
re: URDU GREATS (of 50’s-60’s-70’s)
Hum yahan aa ke farmaaish bhi kar saktay hain TLK 
no worries
MAKY as we called him when he was President of our Bank (1974-1979) is in our hearts...
Yusufi Uncle has been a huge source of inspiration to every person having an iota of that special taste for wit and specialized poetry.
He is very much on the list folks...but before that...here's an anecdote you all may enjoy;
KICI NE YUSUFI SAHEB SE POOCHA KE JANAB YE BATEIYEN KE TOWTA (Parrot) ....URDU MEIN SIRF "TOUAY" SE LIKHA JATAA HAI YA ISSAY "TEY" SE BHI LIKH SAKTAY HEIN?
YUSUFI SAHEB MUSKURAI...AUR KAHA "MIAN TOUTA "TEY" SE BHI LIKHNE MEIN KOI MUZAI'QA NAHIN....BUSS YE HAI KE AGARR "TOUAY" SE LIKHA JAI TOU ZIYA DUMMDAAR AUR *HARRA PARRHA JAEGA !*
re: URDU GREATS (of 50’s-60’s-70’s)
^^ 
Yusufi sahab has this unique sense of humor. Not many writers can write only 4 books in almost 40 yrs and become all time popular and favorite.
I read somewhere that he is about to bring out another book. I am so anxiously waiting for that
IBNE INSHA (1927-1978)
=================
Real name Sher Mohammad Khan…he had many popular names otherwise; NANA FARLOUNEEN, HAJI BABA, DOU DARWAISH, DAMASHQI and finally IBNE INSHA.
BORN IN PHANWARR, Jullundhar, he did his Matric in 1942 from Ludhiana..and B.A from Govt. College-Lahore in 1956…and M.A in Urdu adab from Karachi university in 1953.
Before the partition, he worked for IMPERIAL COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH-Dehli on the editorial board of their magazine…titled INDIAN FARMING.
Ibne Insha later joined ALL INDIA RADIO as script writer.
In 1947 he migrated to Pakistan and got employed at the Radio Pakistan, Lahore..and in a few months…RP-Karachi as the script editor and announcer. He also worked as a senior translator at the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan till 1956.
He is one of the founder of PAKISTAN WRITERS GUILD (1959) alongside;
Qudratullah Shahab, Jamiluddin Aali, Ashfaq Ahmed and Shaukat Siddiqui. Later he became the treasurer of Guild.
By 1960 he became the Advisor of UNESCO (France) in Pakistan and traveled far and wide which resulted in his four fantastic travelogues; “AWARA GARD KI DAIRY”, “CHALTE HO TO CHEEN KO CHALEIYAY”, “IBNE BATUTA KE TA’AQUBB MEIN” & “DUNYA GOLE HAI”.
**His poetic works; **
CHAND NAGAR - ISS BASTI KE AIK KOOCHAY MEIN - QISSA AIK KUNWAARE KA.
His famous poem “BILLO KA BASTA” (written inspired by his own sister BIRJIS BANO..a.k.a BILLO) was included in the syallabus of school books)
IBNE INSHA’s famous columns in JANG and AKHBAR E KHAWATEEN…were most popular to all and sundry; B’A QALAM KHUDD - BAATEIN INSHAJEE KI - DAKHALL DARR MA’QOOLAAT.
Inshajee also translated many great short stories of the world…his favorite short story writer was ED GRALIN PAU. His five famous works were translated by Insha Chacha; “SAANS KI PHAANSI” - “WOH BEIZVI TASVEER” - “CHE DILAWAR UST DAZVE” - “ATTR FAROSH DOSHEEZA KE QATAL KA MUA’MA” - “ANDHA KUNWAAN”. He also translated the works of the famous American writer O’Henry as “LAKHON KA SHEHAR”. He also translated the wonderful works of John Steinback as “SHEHAR-e-PANAH” and the works of famous Russaian writer Chekov as “MAJBOOR”.
IBNE Insha also wrote “KARNAME TEES MAAR KHAN KE”.
The family of Insha Chacha comprised of talented people. His sister NADRA KHATOON turned out to be a popular novelist of her times (early 70’s) and his brother Mahmood Riaz established a publishing house. His other two sisters; Birjis (Billo) and Meedoo (Hameeda) however..did not take up on his skills and talents.
Ibne Insha became my dad’s (Jamiluddin Aali) one of the few of the closest friend..we have seen since Writers Guild was established (1959) and since then till his sad demise due to Throat Cancer (12 January-1978 in London..where he was posted at the Pak Embassy) it was like meeting Insha Chacha and his family…almost every day.
My father was so taken aback on Insha Chacha’s death that he literally went off from poetic gatherings etc for almost two years. Rememberance to Insha Chacha, he also wrote his famous poem…which at one point say’s;
“JAANE KIYON LOGOUN KI NAZAREIN…UNN TUKK PHAUNCHEE HUM NE TOW,
CHAND NAGAR KE INSHA SAHEB…AALI JINN KA HAALA THAH…
NAQD-E-SUKHAN MEIN ZIKR YE AYA…DOHAY PARRH NE WALA THAH…”
On 27th October 1959, Insha Chacha gave me this autograph;
In January 1961, he wrote a special poem for me…(based on my real name)
ZULQARNAIN..ZULQARNAIN…KIYA HAI TERA NAS’BUL AIN…
RAJU BUNN KE KHANA KAJU…KAJU KHAA KAR KARNA CHEYN…
CHEYN BHI KAISA HONE GHAIEYEN…YE NAHIN KARTAY GENTLEMEN…
DIN MEIN KHAMBAY CHARRH TEY HO TUM…HUM KUBB KAHEIN ANARI HO TUM…AIK BARRAYKIRKIT KE KHILARI HO TUM…AFLATOON AUR ARASTOO SARAY…SUBB HEE HEIN TUMKO PIYARE…
ZULQARNAIN…ZULQARNAIN…
AALI KA CHEIYN…
AALI KUBB TUKK AALI HAI…
TUM USSAY BHI OOCHAY HOGAY MAN..
IBNE INSHA’s some famous geets and ghazals were sung by Nayyara Noor and Ustad Amanat Ali Khan (Shafqat’s Dad) for PTV-Karachi and Lahore Studios…
Nayyara sang;
***Jallay to jalao gori
Peet ka allao gori
Abhi na bhujhao gori…
Abhi se bhjhao naa
Abhi se bhjhao naa
Jallay to jalao gorieee ***
***Peet mai bijog bhi hai
Kamna ka sog bhi hai
Peet bura rog bhi hai…
Galay to lagao naa
Galay to lagao naa
Jallay to jalao gorieee ***
***Raat ko udas dekhain
Chand ko niras dekhain
Tumhain jo na pas dekhain…
Aao pas aao naa
Aao pas aao naa
Jallay to jalao gorieee ***
***Aur bhi hazar hon gay
Jo kay dawaedaar hongay
Ap peh nisaar hon gay…
Kabhi azmao naa
Kabhi azmao naa
Jallay to jalao gorieeee ***
***Sheher mai nazeer thehre
Jog mai kabeer thehre
Kabhi se faqeer thehre…
Aur jee lagao naa
Aur jee lagao naa
Jallay to jalao gorieeeee ***
Jallay to jalao gori
Peet ka allao gori
Abhi na bhujhao gori…
Abhi se bhujao na
Abhi se bhujhao na.
and Amanat Ali Khan sang this most memorable ghazal…ever..of Insha Chacha;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_CZYJHcBTM
INSHA Chacha is buried at Paposhnagar graveyard near his house…nearby Hussain D’silva Town Karachi and the road in front of his house has been declared as IBNE INSHA ROAD by the Government.
MY PICK OF THE VERSES FROM HIS GHAZAL;
"KOOCHAY KO TERE CHHORR KE JOGI HEE BUNN JAIEYEN..MAGARR;
*** PARBAT TERE, DARYA TERE, BASTI TERI…SEH’RA TERA…***
*** KALL CHAUDHVEEN KI RAAT THEEH…SHUBB BHARR RAHA CHARCHA***
*** TERA…KUCCH NE KAHA YE CHAND HAI KUCHH NE KAHA CHEHRAA TERA,***
*** HUM BHI WAHEEN MAUJOOD THAY…HUM SE BHI SUBB POOCHHA KEEAY,***
*** HUM CHUP RAHE …HUM HAANS DEEAY…MANZOOR THAH PURDAH TERA."***
Some memorable pics of INSHA CHACHA…
INSHA CHACHA & JAMILUDDIN AALI
JAMILUDDIN AALI-FARHAD ZAIDI
as ANCHORS OF MY DAD’s
PROGRAM ON PTV-K (1975)
“DUNYA PAKISTAN”
WITH BANO QUDSIA, ASHFAQ AHMED & IBNE INSHA
(Probably Noon Meem Rashid)- JAMILUDDIN AALI-
AHMED NADEEM QASMI-IBNE INSHA-ZAMIR JAFFERY
and extreme right; JAMIL NISHTAR (1976 pic)
A poet, columnist, humorist, and travelogue writer loved for past five decades by Urdu language readers around the globe.
Insha in Zia Moheyuddin’s voice …!
I am a witness to ZIA SHOW of 1973 by PTV-K when IBNE INSHA and my Dad were invited to participate by Zia Uncle…in his show at Fleet Club-Karachi recorded before a live audience. The 3rd famous personality invited was Runa Laila…and that show was a smasher with Insha Chacha’s wisecracks and adlibs including some of his famous verses..then…well combined with dad’s tete-e-tete with him and Zia.
There are around 20 websites which have huge material on Insha Chacha.
My thoughts and facts came from my MIND & MEMORIES without any referral to any website or google…except that I did get some help on his very early days from my (ailing) Dad…
Cheers-----------
Re: URDU GREATS (of 50's-60's-70's)
You may carry on. We can have another thread in which other people can share their own knowledge and information if it is not appreciated here :).
Thanks!
You may carry on. We can have another thread in which other people can share their own knowledge and information if it is not appreciated here :).
Thanks!
:):) For heaven's sake! I was **appreciating **what you had cascaded!
Of course I'll carry on...I never back out of my commitments.
My submission could have lacked something that I wanted to clarify...that everything I wrote--was from my YAADEIN.
Please dont be so edgy...I never meant to be sarcastic ...if that's the hidden word!
Khush Rahein..........
Re: URDU GREATS (of 50's-60's-70's)
some verses from my favorite poem by ibn-e-inshaa
Kya jhagra sood khasarey ka
Yeh kaam nahi banjarey ka
Sab sona ropa lay jayee
Sab dunya dunya lay jayee
Tum aik mujhey behteri ho
Aik bar kaho tum meri ho
An excerpt from Khumar-e-Gandum a research associate once asked Ibn-e-Insha about his Family Tree (shajrah-e-nasb) and that’s what he tells:
INDEED…
and 
INSHA CHACHA’s AUTOGRAPH DATED 27 OCTOBER-1959
Mushtaq Ahmed Yusufi in Zia Muhaudiidn’s voice Just 4 u:hehe:
Aik buniyadi fraq zaroor zehan main rakhna chahiy ky Europeion furniture bythny ky liy hota hy or ham koi aisi cheez per nahi baithty ji sper lait na sakin misal main dari,. qaleen jazim , chandni, charpai kochay yar or pehloy dildar ko pysh kiya ja sakta hy.
han albata aik cheez aisi thi jisy hukmranon ka Takht kaha jata tha magar jab osi per unhin latka ker, phir lita ker nehla diya jata tu Takhta kehlata tha:rotfl:
Re: URDU GREATS (of 50’s-60’s-70’s)
good clip GN
There is one thing that always saddens me. Many of us learned about Yusufi from anwar maqsood and zia mohiyuddin. Not that I am not grateful to these two individuals, but when and why did we move away from reading and got into listening so much that we rather listen to urdu nasr, recited by someone, then to pick that book and read it.
