Memories of immense Urdu story writer Akhtar Jamal and her time period (part-2)

That was the painful time as her daughter Tazeen died and she was facing that deep pain also. They both husband and wife did not have the time to fight against the injustice of government. Instead of these entire pains and hardships couple continued struggle for the progressive political ideology.

This is not the story of just one writer of that time but it’s a story of constellation of writers. Akhtar Jamal was one among that consolation of Urdu writers and scholars those lit up the sky our national thoughts and mind eyes. Urdu Poets of that time also played huge role in social awareness. Sheikh Ayaz, Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum, Noon Meem Rashid, Majeed Amjad, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Habib Jalib and lots of other are in the list of socialists and ideologists.

Then the List of Urdu fiction and play writers of that time also played leading role. Ali Taj, Quratulain Haider, Jamila Hashmi, Hijab Imtiaz Ali and Aziz Ahmed are on the top of the consolations of writers list. That time was really a golden period which produced lots of famous writers and historians like Aziz Ahmed. He was very famous for the play, story writing and unique work on the religious and Islamic history. KK Aziz and great sociologist Hamza Alavi and Feroz Ahmed were also the famous names of that golden period. 

In that time intellectuals faced lots of hardships due to writings on the social and political issues that’s y our literature started decreasing inspiration and it delinked from the social and political realities. No doubt present intellectuals and poets are also doing good work on these issues but that was very inspirational time of Urdu history due to those consolations of writers, scholars’ and socialists. 

Akhtar Jamal was a top story writer in that time but we should not forget the whole consolation of the icons and writers who contributed a lot in Urdu history. Like Habib Jalib, Faiz Ahmed Faiz or Akhtar Jamal were not just writers. They were powerful thinkers as well as representative of society and intellectuals of that period. We all should give tribute to these consolations and also remember a great Story writer Akhtar Jamal in our prayers.

Memories of immense Urdu story writer Akhtar Jamal and her time period (part-1)

Whenever any legend leaves this world and go to another world, close the eyes of his/her of life, whole nation became sad. Because nation loss the its icons. On 19 Feb a leading Urdu story writer Akhtar Jamal closed chapter of her life and gone to another world. She was a tremendous Urdu story writer and wrote lots of eminent books. “Unglian Figar Apni, Zard Patoon ka Ban, Khalai daour ki Mohabat and Samjhota Express” are her well-known Urdu books.  She was in Canada when she died. May ALLAH rest her soul in peace. 

She was from the list of those great writers having strong political believes who did not sell out their noble aims for the good jobs and for any materialistic greed. They just focused on their aims and truly fulfilled their intellectual’s duties and delivered a true massage to society. She faced lots of adversities due to her literary work, but she did not put down her pen and wrote what she was feeling the pain and injustice with the Pakistan nation and humanity. In the period of general Zia-ul-Haq he hijacked all the intellectuals and writers who were writing on the political issues and against the dictatorship of government. She also hijacked in that case, but did not stop her honest duty. 

Madam Akhtar jamal’s husband name was ashen Ali khan. He was also an immense poet. He also had to face the diversities by the government to stop wettings against the government, but he did not bow down and encouraged her wife too. She had only son Tariq Ahsan lecturer at the Quaid-I-Azam University. He was also engaged in social movements. He put into the jail for 2 years, because he was distributing the pamphlets against the dictatorship of the government. Akhtar Jamal a brave lady took taxi or on the other local transport went to jail to meet his beloved son. It was very painful movement for the famous Urdu intellectual and writer. She did not loss hope and continue her noble cause.