Halqa-e Arbab-e Zauq
Formation | April 29, 1939 |
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Founder | Literary movement |
Headquarters | Lahore, Punjab |
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Membership | 371 |
Official language | Urdu |
Halqa-e Arbab-e Zauq (Circle of the Men of Good Taste) is a Pakistani
Early members included Urdu language poets Noon Meem Rashid, Qayyum Nazar, and Meeraji, the latter of whom was invited by Nazar.[1][2] The Halqa is the second modern literary movement in Urdu poetry in the 20th century, founded just a couple of years after the leftist Progressive Writers' Movement and is considered to be the most influential group in modern poetry in the Urdu language.[2]
Its first meeting was held under the name Bazm-e dāstāngo (Storytellers' gathering) and organized by writers looking for a non-political meeting, and the name was changed to 'Halqa-e Arbab-e Zauq' soon after.
Although strongly influential on modernist Urdu poetry, the group included and welcomed members whose prose and poetry was more traditional, including writers of the
Halqa continues to have regular sessions in various cities of Pakistan, most notably in Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad,[3] and Karachi.[4] While the organization was originally based in Lahore, Punjab in 1936, the Halqa (Circle) has branches wherever the Urdu language enthusiasts live—including India, Pakistan, Europe, and in North America.[citation needed]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87352-797-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8047-3329-8.
- ^ Nashit Gah (Office), Mehfil Hotel, Chiniot Bazar, Faisalabad.
- ^ Halqa-e Arbab-e Zauq, Islamabad branch Retrieved 8 March 2021