Urdu Inshaiya aur Dr. Saleem Agha Qazlbash

Abstract

Light Essay or INSHAIYA  is among those genres which came from
the West. With the emergence of British rule in India this genre got its roots and
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan started writing such article impressed by great English
writers Edison and Steel. Afterwards it got its tradition and many writers of Urdu
tended towards Essay writing. It was named Poetic Prose, Light Prose, Light
Essay and then finally INSHAIYA. In the context of light prose or INSHAIYA
we have many prominent names like Dr Wazir Agha, Dr. Anwar Sadid, Dr.
Saleem Agha, Dr. Bashir Saifi, Dr. Adam Shaikh, Dr. Waheed Qureshi, Latif
Sahil etc. The western world is presented with special reference to Monten,
Bacon, Edison, Steel, and Charles Lamb etc. The works of the essayists before
the creation of Pakistan e.g. Mulla Wajhi, Maulana Muhammad Hussain Azad
and others. The crux of the matter which presents the whole picture of
INSHAIYA () in Pakistan right from Naseer Agha. Every writer possesses his
own style and subjects to portray in his essays.