Anjuman Taraqqi Pasand Musannifin movement
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The Anjuman Taraqqi Pasand Musannifin movement was a left-leaning literary and cultural movement in South Asia that united writers against colonialism, social injustice, and religious orthodoxy, promoting progressive and humanist ideals.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anjuman Taraqqi Pasand Musannifin movement canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural movement
ⓘ
literary movement ⓘ writers’ organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PWA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
to oppose social and economic exploitation
ⓘ
to promote progressive literature ⓘ to promote secular and humanist values ⓘ to unite writers against colonialism ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Progressive Writers’ Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| countryAtFoundation | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
anti-feudal themes
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class struggle ⓘ communal harmony ⓘ women’s emancipation ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ |
| foundedAt | Lucknow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1936 ⓘ |
| founder |
Ahmed Ali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahmud-uz-Zafar NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashid Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ Syed Sajjad Zaheer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
humanism
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left-wing ⓘ progressivism ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern Urdu literature
ⓘ
postcolonial South Asian literature ⓘ progressive Hindi literature ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Communist ideology
ⓘ
anti-imperialist movements ⓘ |
| language |
Urdu language
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| medium |
essays
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| movement | Progressive Writers’ Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Ali Sardar Jafri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faiz Ahmad Faiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Ismat Chughtai NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishan Chander NERFINISHED ⓘ Mulk Raj Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahir Ludhianvi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sajjad Zaheer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
colonialism
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religious orthodoxy ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| organized |
cultural events
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literary conferences ⓘ public readings ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
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