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SUMMARY:Urdu migrant literati and Lahore's culture - Dr Tahir Kamran\, All
 ama Iqbal Fellow\, Centre of South Asian Studies
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CONTACT:Barbara Roe
DESCRIPTION:\nAfter 1857\, Punjab assumed extraordinary significance not o
 nly in a strategic sense but culturally too. Urdu was introduced as a vern
 acular primarily for administrative reasons but later on Lahore was the lo
 cus of literary activities which had lasting impact on the future course o
 f Urdu literature. This study focuses on three migrant laureates G.W. Leit
 ner\, Muhammad Hussain Azad and Altaf Hussain Hali\, underscoring their co
 ntribution for ushering in Oriental learning and particularly Urdu literat
 ure into an era of modernity. They not only introduced fresh themes of poe
 try but also new forms of poetic expression. Similarly the institution of 
 Anjuman-i-Punjab and its role in the cultural development of the city is y
 et another subject that this study brings out. Establishment of such insti
 tutions like Oriental College and the University of Punjab became possible
  only because of Anjuman-i-Punjab’s endeavours. A series of Mushairas\, 
 held under the auspices of Anjuman and the impact these Mushairas had\, on
  the literary trends\, has also been teased out.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room SG1\, Alison Richard Building\, 5.00 pm
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