کرنل محمد خاں۔۔۔اردو مزاح کے آئینے میں

  • Dr. Sabina Ovais
Keywords: مزاح نگار، بجنگ آمد، مشتاق احمد یوسفی، فوج، قیام پاکستان

Abstract

Humor is an integral part of human nature. It has a very strong relationship with society. Urdu literature was very much impressed by comical writings. A long list of humoristic literature was written by many renowned writers of every time. Col. Muhammad Khan is known as a great ludicrous writer in Urdu literature whose creations got popularity on every circle of literature. Owing to military background, his literary work mainly revolves around military activities. He described the military life in a very comic way. His book "Bajang Aamad" is considered a beautiful addition on military humor. He also wrote "Ba-Salamat Ravi" and "Bazme Arryai". His sense of jocularity becomes more entertaining and fascinating when it describes military way of life. This article not only discusses his writing style but also focuses on selection of different verses and their usages in humor writing. In addition, this piece of writing reflects the way Col. M. khan used to reflect aesthetic sense to show his inclination towards humor.