Majallah -e-Tahqeeq, Vol 44, No 133 (2023)

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The Finest Humorist in Urdu: Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi

Dr. Shahida Yousuf

Abstract


Mushtaq  Ahmad Yusufi is a great  humourist of  the twentieth century. He has enriched his humour with sublime literary Armoury, which is enlightening the dark zones of our societal upheavals and inequalities. He  has elevated his humour by employing rich classical  diction, Magic and Artistry of  craft with all the artistic tools of  linguistic intricacies,  such as unique simlies, extended metaphors, deep rooted  Allusions self conflicting Paradoxes,  sharp edged vocabulary, with tongue  twisting phrases and proverbs.

His highend witticism has enlivened the entire landseup of his humour with cultural richness and civilization depth of the East and the West.  His sense of humour has deep insights of Global vision with soft and fine connotations right from “Charagh  Tallay”   to “Abe gum”  His orbits of humour and witticism have constituted a galaxy  of  sparkling, playful, sprightly and refreshing wisdom with meritorious and artistic  command.


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