This volume comprises a selection of the essays and writings of Syed Naqi Husain Jafri dealing with a wide variety of themes. The topics range from the Ghazal as a form of non-conformist poetry to Hispano-Arabic strains in English poetry, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and the Urdu-Hindi controversy, as well as a contemporary critique of Madrasa education. This volume is an important compliment (and corrective) to much of current writing insofar as there is a concern for ...
The writings and conference presentations of Syed Naqi Husain Jafri presented in the volume take up topics in Indian history and society. They deal with a range of themes: ghazal as a form of non-conformist poetry, Hispano-Arabic strains in English poetry, Sufi themes in Awadhi and Hindavi poetry, madrasa education and the Hindi-Urdu controversy. Characterised by a rare depth of analysis, they also take up other subjects like American poetry in the present age, ...