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Progressive
Writers' Movement
The Anjuman Tarraqi
Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind or Progressive Writers' Movement
(Urdu:ترقی
پسند تحریک,
Hindi:
अखिल भारतीय प्रगतिशील लेखक संघ) was
a
progressive literary movement in the pre-partition
British India, consisting of a few different writers groups around
the world.
The groups were
anti-imperialistic and
left-oriented, and sought to inspire people through their writings
advocating equality and attacking social injustice and backwardness.
"Progressive Writers
Movement in
Urdu literature was the strongest movement after
Sir
Syed's education movement. The progressives contributed to Urdu
literature some of the finest pieces of fiction and poetry. Undoubtedly,
they were the trend-setters for the coming generation of writers, and
their role cannot be denigrated or denied."
Among the prominent members of the
movement have been:
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