Nasir Abbas Nayyar
Nasir Abbas Nayyar | |
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| Born | April 25, 1965 Village near Jhang, Pakistan |
| Occupation(s) | Author, critic, columnist, essayist, professor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | Urdu literature, literary theory, postcolonial criticism |
Nasir Abbas Nayyar () is a distinguished Pakistani author, critic, columnist, and essayist specializing in Urdu literature. His scholarly contributions encompass poetry, literary theory, and postcolonial perspectives within Urdu literary studies. Among his prominent works are critical examinations of structuralism and postmodernism's influence on Urdu literature, along with an in-depth exploration of Majid Amjid's biography and poetic style. Noteworthy publications such as Mabad Nau Abadiat (Urdu Kay Tanazur Mein) and Urdu Adab ki Tashkeel e Jadid, both released by Oxford University Press, Karachi, have been recognized as pioneering texts in the field of Urdu postcolonial criticism.
Nayyar frequently engages in literary discourse through his articles in major Pakistani newspapers including The News and Dawn.
Personal life
Born on 25 April 1965 in a village near Jhang, Nayyar completed his matriculation at Govt. High School Shorkot in 1981. He earned a Master's degree in Urdu from Government College University (Faisalabad) in 1990. Furthering his academic pursuits, he obtained a Ph.D. from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, and later conducted postdoctoral research on colonial Urdu curricula at Heidelberg University in 2011 under a fellowship granted by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst.
Career
Currently, he holds a professorship at the Institute of Urdu Language & Literature at Punjab University, Lahore, focusing on Urdu literary studies. Since 2020, Nayyar has been the honorary Editor of Bunyad - A Journal of Urdu Studies. He also served as Director General of the Urdu Science Board from December 2017 until December 2020.
Awards
His book Urdu Adab ki Tashkeel e Jadid was honored with the Best Urdu Book Award at KLF 2017. Additionally, Uss Ko Ikk Shakhs Samajhna Tou Munasib Hi Nahin earned the UBL Literary Award for Best Urdu Non-Fiction in 2019. In recognition of his contributions, he received the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz from the President of Pakistan in 2025.
Bibliography
Books
- Din Dhal Chuka Tha (1993)
- Chiragh Afreedam (2000)
- Jadidiat Say Pas e Jadidiat Tak (2000)
- Jadid or Mabad Jadid Tanqid (2004, 2013)
- Lisaniat or Tanqid (2009, 2014, 2015)
- Matn, Siaq or Tanzur (2013, 2014)
- Mabad Nau Abadiat, Urdu kay Tanzur MeiN (2013)
- Majid Amjid, Hayat, Sherait or Jamaliat (2014)
- Saqafti Shankht or Istemari Ijaradari (2014)
- Aalamgiriat aur Urdu Aur Deegar Mazameen (2015)
- Urdu Adab ki Tashkeel e Jadid (2016)
- Khaak ki Mehak (2016)
- Uss Ko Ikk Shakhs Samajhna Tou Munasib Hi Nahin (2017)
- HEIDELBERG KI DIARY (2017)
- Farishta Nahi Aaya (2017)
- Nazam Kaisay Parhain (2018)
- Raakh Se Likhi Gai Kitaab (2018)
- Coloniality, Modernity and Urdu Literature (2020)
- Aik Zamana Khatam Hua Hai (2020)
- Jadeediyat aur Nauabadiyaat (2021)
- Yeh Qissa Kya Hai Maani Ka (2022)
- Naye Naqaad ke Naam Khatoot (2023)
- Jab Tak Hai Zameen (2025)
See also
References
- Pakistani literary critics
- People from Jhang District
- Bahauddin Zakariya University alumni
- Urdu-language non-fiction writers
- Linguists of Urdu
- Urdu-language Pakistani writers
- 1965 births
- Living people
- University of the Punjab alumni
- Government College University Faisalabad alumni
- 21st-century Pakistani writers
- 21st-century Pakistani male writers