Spirit of Humanism, Social Harmony, and Justice in Kaifi Azmi’s Poetry

Abstract

  When one reflects on Progressive Movement in Urdu literature, “one's mental horizon is illumined with a myriad of stars—Faiz, Majaz, Krishan Chander, Sardar Jafri, Ismat Chughtai, Sahir, Kaifi, Jan Nasar, Akhtar, Rajender Singh Bedi, Majrooh—there are innumerable names which shine like a galaxy and leave us wonderstruck” (Akhtar and Zaidi). The Urdu Progressive Movement in poetry has a strong element of social consciousness and humanism.

Keywords-  Kaifi Azmi’s Poetry, Spirit of Humanism, Social Harmony, Justice