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Stars from Another LITERATURE On Saadat Hasan Manto’s birth centenary, we look at his Stars from work along with that of Ismat Chughtai and Sahir Ludhianvi another —three luminaries of Urdu sky literature who continue to TEXT ARWA MAMAJI ILLUSTRATIONS HARSHO MOHAN CHATTORAJ inspire and influence with their immortal words. hen I chanced upon the English translation of were masters of their art and each have a distinct a short story Thanda Gosht (Cold Flesh) based style and craft. The more contemporary poets like on the Partition, I discovered Urdu short story Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Kaifi Azmi, Jan Nisar Akhtar and writer Saadat Hasan Manto. Manto was my first Firaq Gorakhpuri were influenced by the masters introduction to Urdu literature, which soon became of yesteryears as well as the Progressive Writers’ a keen interest and passion. After Manto, I went on Movement that was instrumental in shaping many to devour the writings of other greats such as Mirza writers and poets. Some of Jagjit Singh’s ghazals WGhalib and Allama Iqbal and more recent writers like (a popular form of Urdu poetry) have given a Ismat Chughtai and Sahir Ludhianvi. It is Manto, contemporary flavour to the magical verses crafted along with Chughtai and Ludhianvi that I would by these poets. A few Urdu poets ventured into the like to talk about—not just because their writing is Indian film industry as lyricists and immortalised more accessible but also because in the versatility of their poems by bringing them into the mainstream. their craft, they have enriched Urdu literature and The works of Majrooh Sultanpuri, the prolific Urdu taken it a step forward. poet and lyricist, who ruled the Hindi film industry over six decades, are rife with memorable lines such BUT FIRST, SOME HISTORY as ‘Main akela hi chala tha janibe-e-manzil magar/ King) | Dreamstime.com © Wingnutdesigns (Christopher Urdu literature became world-famous thanks to log saath aate gaye aur karvan banta gaya’ (I poet Mirza Ghalib. Along with him, Mir Taqi Mir, started all alone towards the goal but / people kept Momin Khan Momin, Daagh Dehlvi and Allama Iqbal joining and it began to turn into a caravan). During his 30 years of literary practice, Sahir Ludhianvi not only captured national and international incidents and up- heavals beautifully but also presented them in such a style that they were accessible to and enjoyed by the youth. - EMINENT CRITIC DR ZOE ANSARI ON SAHIR LUDHIANVI THE POET LYRICIST / These ravaged caravans of life / Where are the Besides Sultanpuri, Sahir Ludhianvi was another guardians of dignity? / Where are they who claim to prominent Urdu poet and lyricist who gave a be proud of India?) new dimension to Urdu poetry. Ludhianvi was also part of the Progressive Writers’ Movement FEARLESS VOICES who successfully treaded the thin line between Urdu literature has been further enriched by the commercial and artistic work in an indelible manner. contribution of writers such as Premchand, Krishan His poems translated into film lyrics beautifully. Chander, Ismat Chughtai, and Qurratulain Haider. Ludhianvi’s magnitude of work is vast and his In her autobiography Kagazi hai Pairahan (Life poems have the quality of transcending beyond in Words) Chughtai takes her reader behind the their time. When he wrote about love, it was always veil, within the inner courtyards into the hearts of tinged with sorrow, perhaps due to his unrequited people, giving them an experience of being part love for Punjabi writer Amrita Pritam, or because of her family. Her fluid style of writing makes one he felt that there were other issues more important feel as if you are conversing with Chughtai face than love. His poems and lyrics rarely confine to face. She courted controversy with her short themselves to subjects like beauty, alcohol or even story Lihaaf (The Quilt). At the time, it was daring god. He was more interested in the decline of social enough to write about a lesbian relationship but values, domination of materialism and the political for this to be done by a woman was considered an environment. In the film Pyaasa when the actor iniquitous crossing of boundaries with the result walks down a red light district, he ponders, ‘Yeh that Chughtai was summoned to court on the kooche yeh neelam-ghar dilkashi ke / ye lutte hue charges of obscenity. Chughtai had magic in her karvaan zindagi ke / kahan hai kahan hai muhafiz pen; her stories are humorous and endearing and khudi ke / jinhe naaz hai hind par wo kahan hai’ are a subconscious documentation of a difficult (These lanes, these houses of auctioned pleasure time for a woman writer in history. She also wrote King) | Dreamstime.com © Wingnutdesigns (Christopher scripts for a number of films includingGaram Hawa, MANTo’s MuMBAI Ziddi and acted in a film calledJunoon directed by Though people would regard Manto as a Partition Shyam Benegal. writer, his work in Mumbai adds a whole new dimension to his already colourful oeuvre. His A POTENT PEN association with the film industry as a dialogue writer When it came to controversies, Manto, of all, stirred gave him the opportunity to meet and interact with the pot the most. Many of his short stories (a genre many celebrities of the glamour world. He could write he mastered) were considered obscene and he was about the crème de la crème of high society just as also tried for them in court. After I read Thanda well as he could about the immigrant worker earning Gosht, it opened a window into an eccentric yet minimum wages. His stories force you to realise the desirable world. It was like someone had pricked disparity between the haves and the have-nots in the me with a needle. The pain was sharp, urgent and city of dreams. One short story titled Nangi Awaazein King) | Dreamstime.com © Wingnutdesigns (Christopher yet momentary. The fervour of Manto’s work on (Naked Voices) is a comment on the lower strata of Partition feels like his pen was dipped in the society and their intimacies. An unmarried immigrant blood of the innocents who had experienced the and his brother move to the city and live in small- ordeal of that period and of those who had died cramped dwellings where many people live together in the process. with little or no privacy. This makes it easy for the young immigrant to indulge in unabashed voyeurism Manto’s writing was so forceful that one could not and he hopes for his own nuptial soon. Though, once ignore him. He could almost internalise the subjects he gets married, he is unable to perform in bed with that he wrote about. His short story Khol Do (Open the fear that he is the subject of somebody else’s It) talks about a father-daughter relationship that’s voyeuristic gaze. tested by the Partition. Like all Manto’s stories, Khol Do is just a few pages long but its impact lasts Manto was very affected by Partition and took to far longer. His most acclaimed short Toba Tek Singh alcoholism, which disintegrated him. After Partition marvels over and challenges the foolishness and he migrated to Pakistan and eventually passed away madness that drive people to do the things they do. at a young age of 42. Manto left behind his wit in Chughtai had magic in her pen; her stories are a subconscious documentation of a difficult time for a woman writer in history. the form of his stories and his epitaph, which reads, We see Urdu calligraphic elements in modern product “Here lies buried Saadat Hasan Manto in whose design. Influences are prevalent in clothes where bosom is enshrined all the secrets and art of short recently Sabyasachi used an Urdu motif on one of story writing. Buried under mounds of earth, even his garments. Actor and theatre director Naseeruddin now he is contemplating whether he is a greater Shah has adapted many Urdu short stories in his short story writer or God.” plays. Urdu is present all around us; we may not speak it but its cultural influences have shaped our country PERPETUATING URDU in ways we cannot even imagine. ‘Sare jahan se acha, In recent times, the Urdu language has influenced Hindustan Humara’ were penned by Mohammed various art forms. There are many Urdu writers Iqbal, the renowned Urdu litterateur, who is today working hard at sustaining the language considered the national poet of Pakistan. Thankfully, by publishing their own work and translating the in literature there can be no boundaries. Everything works of masters to make them accessible. Hindi permeates and blends into each other making us cinema is perhaps most directly affected by Urdu unique and yet similar. King) | Dreamstime.com © Wingnutdesigns (Christopher language thanks to so many Urdu poets and writers working in the industry. When Gulzar writes ‘Woh Arwa Mamaji is the co-founder of Urduwallahs with yaar hai jo khusboo ki tarah, woh jiski zubaan urdu Priya Nijhara. They hold monthly meetings to discuss ki tarah’ (My love is like a sweet fragrance, who is and discover Urdu poets, writings and related topics. as beautiful as the Urdu language) we realise that For more information on mehfil timings, log on to Urdu adds the much-needed romance in our lives. www.urduwallahs.com n In the middle of that heated discussion, I took time to look at him closely. A pair of eyes, with large black pupils, was leaping out of those thick glasses. His eyes reminded me of peacock feathers. What is the relation of eyes to peacock feathers? I never under- stood that but whenever I saw those eyes, I remem- bered peacock feathers.
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