Urdu Columns

Mazameen Ibn-e-Insha is a collection of some articles, columns, travelogues (safernamay) and translation work by very famous urdu literature figure Ibn-e-Insha, who was a great person, a broadcaster, translator, colmnist, tourist and best humour writer of urdu language. All of his travelogues (safer namay) are with a common man view. People love to read his writings and safer nama. He has a very unique style of writing with the touch of humour. His book Urdu ki Akhri Kitaab and Khumar-e-Gandum are the master piece of urdu humour. Articles included in this book, are: Zara phone ker loon? Jantari naye saal ki, Aao husn-e-yaar ki batain karain, Suami ji London mein, Kele Dukele ka Khuda Hafiz, Daant ka derd, Aghaz-e-Tarikh-e-Inglistan ka, Bimar ka haal achha hay, Nazer sani ke bad, Germany (safernama), Afghanistan (safer nama), Urdu ki Akhri Kitab, Dard-e-Mushtarik (terjuma), Baniea ka ishq (terjuma)

Haqaieq or Afsanay (Facts and Fantasies) by Hussain Amir Farhad is a book discussing many issues and misunderstandings regarding Islamic concepts and practices and other social customary. Its an effort to extract facts from fantasies, like, why Muslim the best nation, Ramzan-ul-Mubarak, Qurbani (Animal Sacrifice), yeh wazifay or istikharay, Abd ya Ibadat (Slave OR Prayers), Moharram or Amn-e-Aama (Law & Order), Talaq (Divorce), Hazrat Musa per Tohmat-e-Qatal ki Haqiqat (Fact behind the murder blame upon Moses), Aitakaf, Khutbatul Jumma, GEO TV or Birth Control, Jamhuriat (Democracy), Riwayat ki beRian (Shackles of customs), Mafad apna apna (own interest), Hasul-e-Ilm or Dhoka Bazi (Learing & Cheating), ArboN ki nazer mein hamara muqam, Ahtayati Hamla (preventive attack), LFO adal ya law, Iman Billah wo ala Cricket (Aiwan or Hullar Bazi), Ikhtilaf Ummati Rahmata, Bhondi Naqqali (poor mimic), Safaid Hathi kahan nahi hotay (white elephants), Gurda Farosh Bharat (Kidney Selling India), Pakistan ka matlab kya (Meaning / Goal of Pakistan).
Hussain Amir Farhad is an Editor and Manager of Monthly Magazine Saut-ul-Haq (Voice of Truth). He has full command of urdu, arabic and pashto language. He spent 30 years of his life in the different countries of Gulf, Arab, Egypt, Syria, Kuwait and has observed the life-style of Arabs. He wrote many articles in Daily Jiddat, Monthly Tulu-e-Islam and Monhtly Sot-ul-Haq. His style of writing is very simple and convincing and very unique.

Selection of columns on current affairs, specially on Iraq, Afghanistan, Israil and America by Haider Qureshi, a well known pakistani, writer, poet, journalist and columnist. Following columns, included in this book, were published on urdustan.com:

Ijtamai Ghaltian, Ikhtilaf-e-Aqida ki bunyad per nafrat keon, Maghrib, Mashriq or Afghanistan, TahziboN ka Takrao, Tarikhi tasalsul per aik nazer, Tarikh se farar keoN, Itna zulm mat ki jie, WTC per asal hamla awer koun, Jihad or baz aham mazahib ki talimat, America, Asia & South Asia, FalastinioN ke lie janwaroN jitnay huqooq ki appeal, MukhtaraN Bibi ke lie royeN, Indo-Pak Masayel or Mustaqbil, Gen. Pervaiz or Pakistan, Intihai khatray ki ghanTi, Gen. Musharraf, benazir or sharif family, 9/11 or naye alami imkanat, MMA, America Afghanistan, Imran Khan se Alam-e-Islam, SAARC Union ka qayam, waqt ki zururat, Iraq per Englo-American Hamla, Moujoda halaat or mazhabi pesh goiaN, tasweer ka aik or rukh.

This book contains collection of Essays(inshaie) by Akbar Hameedi. He is a well known pakistani essay writer, sketch writer and critic. He has written over 17 books. Following Essays are included in this book:

Khali Garage, Humayun ka aik din, shoq-e-fuzool, dahshat gerd, pahar mujhe bulata hay, name badname, telephone call, Gujranwala, aag, machhlioN bharay talaab, kamyabi ki devi, yeh tondain, mehman-e-khususi, aik falsafi ki mukhalifat mein, apni dunia, wall clock ke peechay, mein kahan hoon, zero point.

Mumtaz Mufti is one of the most famous indian urdu writer. His books (novels) earned a great deal of popularity. Alakh Nagri, Ali pur ka Aili, Labbaik and Talaash. All of his life is talaash (search). This book (novel) is another popular hit by the author.