"The role of Pakisatni literary magazines in
promotion of humour and satire in Urdu literature"
There is no doubt that humour and satire in Urdu
Journalism was formally started with the inception of "Awadh
Punch" in 1877 A.D. It provided a strong basis to the Urdu
Literature for presenting its earlier pieces of humour and satire -
both in poetry and prose. Most of the research scholars while
writing their thesis on "Humour and satire in Urdu Journalism"
had considered the column writing and Humouristic Journals as
main promotor of Uurdu literary humour and satire. But they
became oblivious of Literary Journals of Urdu - a main source
of promoting humour and satire in Urdu Literature. In this
research paper, it has been tried to give the Literary Journals of
urdu their due status. These Journals issued special numbers on
"Urdu Humour and Satire" as well as on the writers of Urdu
humor and satire. Beside this, a number of special
corners/sections/posters on the writers of Urdu humor and satire
have also been pulished by the Literary Journals of Urdu. By
discussing such special numbers, the role of Pakisatni literary
magazines in promotion of humour and satire in Urdu literature
has been lime lighted.