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### Urdu Literature - **Poets:** - Mir Taqi Mir - Mirza Ghalib - Allama Iqbal - Faiz Ahmad Faiz - Josh Malihabadi - Nasir Kazmi - Jaun Elia - **Prose Writers:** - Sir Syed Ahmad Khan - Deputy Nazir Ahmad - Premchand - Ismat Chughtai - Saadat Hasan Manto - Qurat-ul-Ain Haider - **Major Literary Forms:** Ghazal, Nazm, Marsiya, Novel, Short story - **Famous Works:** Bang-e-Dra, Bal-e-Jibril, Diwan-e-Ghalib, Aag ka Darya ### Punjabi Literature - **Sufi Poets:** - Baba Bulleh Shah - Waris Shah - Shah Hussain - Sultan Bahu - Mian Muhammad Bakhsh - **Folk Epics / Qissas:** Heer Ranjha (Waris Shah), Sassi Punnu, Sohni Mahiwal - **Literary Nature:** Sufi poetry, folk romance, oral tradition - **Key Feature:** Emotional depth and spirituality ### Sindhi Literature - **Sufi Poets:** - Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai - Sachal Sarmast - Sami - **Scholars / Prose:** Mirza Qalich Beg, Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi - **Hindu Sindhi Poets:** Sain Tulsiram - **Major Works:** Shah Jo Risalo, folk tales (Umar Marvi, Sassi Punnu) ### Pashto Literature - **Poets:** - Khushal Khan Khattak - Rahman Baba - Hamza Shinwari - **Literary Nature:** Poetry of honor, bravery, mysticism - **Major Themes:** Pashtunwali, freedom, ethics - **Famous Works:** Baznama, Pashto Ghazals ### Balochi Literature - **Poets:** - Gul Khan Naseer - Atta Shad - Azad Jamaldini - **Literary Style:** Epic poetry, resistance literature - **Themes:** Tribal honor, history, struggle - **Oral Tradition:** Strong (ballads & folk poetry) ### Brahvi Literature - **Poets:** - Gul Khan Naseer - Meer Gul Khan Nasir - **Literary Nature:** Closely linked with Balochi - **Themes:** Identity, resistance, culture - **Status:** Limited written literature, strong oral base ### Kashmiri Literature - **Poets:** - Habba Khatoon - Mahjoor - Ahmad Batwari - **Literary Nature:** Romantic & mystic poetry - **Themes:** Love, nature, separation - **Cultural Role:** Preservation of Kashmiri identity ### Siraiki Literature - **Poets:** - Khawaja Ghulam Farid - Sachal Sarmast - **Themes:** Desert life, mysticism - **Literary Style:** Sufi + folk - **Famous Work:** Diwan-e-Farid ### One-Glance Memory Trick - **Urdu:** M G I F (Mir – Ghalib – Iqbal – Faiz) - **Punjabi:** B W S S (Bulleh – Waris – Shah Hussain – Sultan Bahu) - **Sindhi:** Shah Sachal Makhdoom Tulsiram - **Pashto:** Khushal Rahman Hamza - **Balochi/Brahvi:** Gul Khan Naseer - **Kashmiri:** Habba Khatoon – Mahjoor
