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ESBAAT (Urdu Quarterly)

Discipline:	 		Literary Magazine

Language:			Urdu

Editor: 			Ashar Najmi

Publisher:			Quazi Shahab Alam

Place of Publication:	Mira Road, Mumbai, India

Frequency: 		Quarterly

Publication History: 	June 2008 – present

Website:			www.esbaatpublications.com

The Esbaat published in Mumbai, India since June 2008, is one of the leading quarterly literary magazine in the Urdu World. Published by Quazi Shahab Alam and edited by Ashar Najmi. It features fiction, poetry, interviews, critical writing, reviews, discussions etc. Its slogan is “representative of positive and universal values of the literature”. According to scholars and serious Urdu readers, Esbaat can be counted among the top quality literary magazines of India.

History: The magazine was launched in June 2008. In a huge party renowned Urdu critic Shamsur Rahman Faruqi released the magazine. Many Urdu celebrities are witnessed such as famous poet late Adil Mansuri and eminent critic Fuzail Jaffery.

The first issue has warmly welcomed by Urdu world. After two issues Esbaat has reserved its distinctive position between the throng of Urdu magazines. Thought-provoking essays, wonderful poetries, contemporary fiction and impartial reviews are main attractions of this magazine. But the charismas of editorials are enfolding the reader’s concentrations which are focused on various literary issues.

This magazine is trying to build a bridge between classics and contemporary literature. A portion of magazine has devoted to unknown or less known writers of Urdu literature. On the other hand many talented young writers such as Ali Akbar Natiq, Salim Saleem, Moid Rasheedi, Tasneef Haider, Abida Taqi, Shariq Kaifi etc. has been introduced by the magazine.

Notable Contributors: Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, Shamim Hanfi, Varis Alvi, Fuzail Jaffery, Ahmad Mushtaq, Zafar Iqbal, Adil Mansuri, Mohammad Alvi, Nida Fazli, Fahmida Riyaz, Mohd. Salimur Rahman, Waris Kirmani, Asif Farrukhi, Ajmal Kamal, Sikandar Ahmad, Hussainul Haq, Satyapal Anand, Mohammad Hameed Shahid, Qazi Afzal Hussain, Irfan Sattar, Abul Kalam Qasmi, Imran Shahid Bhinder, Mushaf Iqbal Tauseefi, Dr. Younus Agaskar, Sattar Dalvi, Zakia Mash’hadi, Muzaffar Hanfi, Dr. Ahmad Mahfuz, Nasir Abbas Nayyar, Ahmad Sohail, Ali Ahmad Fatmi, Khalid Javed, Siddique Alam, Alim Naqvi etc.

Controversial Editorials: Editor, Ashar Najmi unleashes a full fledged attack on Post-modernism which is forced to necessitate in Urdu literature by Dr. Gopichand Narang. In the issue no.3, Najmi in his editorial scanned Narang’s some confused statements. In this issue he condemned late Sajid Rasheed’s insensitive article on famous poet late Adil Mansuri.

In the 9th issue, Ashar Najmi raised an issue about the biased poetry content of well-known Urdu poet Nida Fazli. According to Najmi, poet is a pseudo secular and used his poetry to hurt religions and their believers knowingly.

Remarkable Issues: No.3 # based on the criticism of postmodernism. No.6# based on translations of various foreign and neighboring literature. No.7# a major portion was based on Noon Meem Rashid. No.8# a major portion was based on Qurratul Ain Hyder. No.9# a major portion was based on Faiz Ahmad Faiz. No.10# a major portion was based on the critical study of Khalid Javed’s novel “Maut ki kitab”. No.12# a heavy issue on a sensitive topic “Obscenity and vulgarity in Urdu literature”. This issue turns into a reference book.

Online Edition: Esbaat provides free online edition of each and every issues. Many issues are currently available online and updating continuously.