The progress, prosperity, and propagation of any language is greatly dependent on its literature. Luckily, Urdu has been a language that got assistance of literary brilliance of countless devotees whose work in different genres of Urdu literature has offered it quite a significant position in world literature. Almost all major genres of literature are treasured with unique and high quality work from Urdu language lovers.
Short story writing, termed as “Afsana Naveesi” in Urdu language, is a popular genre of literature in almost all the major languages of the world having their share in literature. Short story or “afsana” has become a permanent part of Urdu literature for well over 100 years by now, and has matured into a highly developed and liked genre of Urdu literature.
Different times and generations have added different dimensions to short story discipline of Urdu language. This century of progression has exposed “afsana” with certain unique characteristics. It has developed under the influence of different phases, such as, initial romantic period, followed by progressive writing era, modernistic writing era, and the ongoing period.
Munshi Premchand set the strong foundations of Urdu short story writing around early 20th century by producing short story marvels like “Kafan”, “Poos Ki Raat”, etc. His footsteps were followed by the likes of great authors including Krishan Chandar, Ghulam Abbas, Sadat Hassan Manto, Bedi, and Ismat Chughtai, to name a few.
The next generation of Urdu short story tellers comprised of Quratulain Haider, Jogindar Paul, Ashfaq Ahmad, Mumtaz Mufti, Qudrat Ullah Shahab, etc. They inspired current generation of writers like Neelam Ahmad Bashir, Zahida Hina, and Paigham Afaqui, to name a few.
Thus, these are all the devoted souls who contributed in progression of “afsana naveesi” in particular and Urdu literature in general.
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