Progressive Urdu poetry
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Progressive Urdu poetry is a socially conscious literary movement in Urdu literature that emphasizes themes of social justice, anti-colonialism, and equality, often critiquing oppression and advocating reform.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Urdu literary movement
ⓘ
literary movement ⓘ poetic movement ⓘ |
| aim |
critique of oppression
ⓘ
political awareness ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Progressive Writers' Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreTheme |
anti-colonialism
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anti-feudalism ⓘ anti-imperialism ⓘ class struggle ⓘ equality ⓘ humanism ⓘ peasant struggles ⓘ secularism ⓘ social justice ⓘ women's rights ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn |
1930s
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
collective struggle
ⓘ
political engagement ⓘ realism ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Indian independence movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ Progressive Writers' Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-colonial movements ⓘ socialist thought ⓘ |
| language |
Urdu language
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| literaryForm |
geet
ⓘ
ghazal ⓘ marsiya ⓘ nazm ⓘ |
| notablePoet |
Ali Sardar Jafri
NERFINISHED
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Nisar Akhtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Malihabadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaifi Azmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Majrooh Sultanpuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Makhdoom Mohiuddin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahir Ludhianvi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
colonial rule
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religious bigotry ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence | 1930s–1960s ⓘ |
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