How Stage Artist Are Spreading Vulgarity In Young Generation
How
Stage Artist Are Spreading Vulgarity In
Young Generation, In 1855, the enactment of the play
Inder Sabha (the
Heavenly Court of
Indra) written by
Agha Hasan Amanat in the courtyard of the last
Nawab of Oudh,
Wajid Ali Shah, marked the beginning of
Urdu theatre. The drama dealt with the love story between a fairy and a prince. The Nawab, who was a Kathak dancer and had written theses on stage techniques, composed some of the songs and choreographed the dances for the play. It was a huge success. Its characters (Sabaz
Pari (
Green Fairy),
Kala Deo (
Black Devil) and Lal Deo (
Red Devil)) live on as a part of the vocabulary of
South Asia.
Post independence theatre
Pakistani literature
The distinct voice of Pakistani literature came soon after the independence of
Pakistan in
1947. Since there were many cultural similarities, Urdu and
English Literature was inherited by this new state. Over due course, a literature which was somewhat uniquely
Pakistani has emerged in every province. Initially the plays were all about the independence and the atrocities committed on the Muslims by the Hindus and Sikhs but this gradually began to change and the current trend is specifically Pakistani venturing into many different genres.
Saadat Hasan Manto
Manto is arguably the most influential Urdu writer of the
20th century. He was one of the most controversial as well. His work is comparable with
D. H. Lawrence. This comparison is made because like
Lawrence he also wrote about the topics considered social taboos of his
Society. He addressed topics ranging from the socio-economic injustice prevailing in pre- and post-colonial South Asia; he stirred up quite a fury when he wrote about controversial topics of love, incest, and the typical hypocrisy of a traditional
South Asian male. In dealing with these topics, he wasn’t careful to conceal any of the facts and clearly showed the true state of affairs. His short stories were often intricately structured, with vivid satire and a good sense of humor.
Manto was a well known film writer of the
Indian cinema and was making good money. He however, chose to abandon his lucrative career and migrated to
Pakistan. In the seven years that Manto lived in
Lahore he continuously struggled for survival. However, he proved to be a productive individual who gave some of his best writings to the literary world regardless of his domestic situation. It was in Lahore that he wrote many of his best known works.
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