A New Face of Literature

By: Hifzur Rahman Qasmi

Each time we think of a literary masterpiece and its theme, our minds quickly move to the fixed and monotonous images of the men and women striving in different genres of literature. We hold the notion that the realm of poetry, literature and portraiture is full of fine emotions and tender feelings, and that the persons who set foot on the path of creation are only those who have the treasure of fantasy, unmet dreams and all colors of nature in their background. This general perception is although true to some extent, the evergreen realm of language and literature possesses some wonderful works whose creators hold odd and somehow negative images in our society. In special issue of “Andaz-e-Bayan” on the works and creations of police officials, Haqqani Al-Qasmi has made us recognize the faces of such artists and enjoy their artworks. 

The title “Police Ka Takhliqi Chehra” obviously drives the minds of the literature’s lovers to some sort of curiosity, as the word ‘police’ is habituated to bring only the pictures of crowds, uneven shouting and cries, investigative activities and the horrors  of crime and punishment to our minds. These aspects of the police’ character has so thickly dominated our hearts and minds that we hardly believe in the fact that the people always experiencing the hue and cry of crime and punishment and walking on the complicated path of law and order too have throbbing hearts and fine sense of aesthetics. Haqqani Saheb has compiled the detailed analysis of the works of numerous officers, commissioners and IASs by the literary critics. Shuja’ Khawar, ‘Ain Rashid, Khalil Mamoon, Abhay Kumar Betab are some names who have tried in different genres of literature and decorated the realm of Urdu with beautiful colours.  Apart from them, many other faces that apparently stay away from the world of culture and literature are part of this amazing issue of “Andaz-e-Bayan. By highlighting the remarkable services rendered by police officers to language and literature, Haqqani Saheb has really done a historical work, for which he truly deserves huge applause and ovation from the entire literary community.