"Bajang Aamad" (Urdu) (by Col Mohd Khan)

"Bajang Aamad"   (Urdu) (by Col Mohd Khan).

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I read this book" Bajang Aamad" second time in my life and it was almost a decade that i did not have this book available to me , however as soon as possibly I got the copy , read it again. It is amazing how fresh and interesting this book seems after such a long time since it was first written . This is an Autobiographical book by famous humor writer Col Mohd Khan .

He wrote humorously about his days as a young man who joined army pre-partition , when he took part in World War II against Germany. 

Only Col Mohd Khan can write so flawlessly on such a dry topic during most of this read one feels flow and humor in most serious situations and you can almost see what is going on... 

Update; 

I recently  found an audible version of "Bajang Amad"

It's a good news for many which can't read  Urdu or have vision impairment .

Click below to visit site :

https://www.audible.com/pd/Bajang-Aamad-Audiobook/B00GCECG9G

About the Author Col Mohd Khan 

Although most of the tales in "Bajang Aamad" are about the time 1940's and a little later, but as he describes every thing it does not seem very strange or like we haven't seen it... he traveled through Iraq, Libya,Palestine, with British army right after he joined ... and described his experiences in very humorous way... He have written more books as, BasalamatRavi, Bazm Araiyan,Badesi Mazah, And Tasaneef Of Col Mohd Khan, however his first book became the most popular book in Urdu literature. While he writes about Nations he saw during his army venture and analyzed them we do see his keen observations which are still true even after more than 65 years . This is the kind of book which makes us think to keep our children literate in Urdu so they do not miss out on good literature like this. Where we may loose spontaneity of His expression in translation... it is a must read! This edition was published in 1992, in computerized printing.

   

"Bajang Aamad" First Chapter " Muqadamah" 

"Yeh koi aisi markah ara inqilab awer qisam ki kitab nahi keh is per muqadmah dair kiya jay aur darasal muqadameh key bagair hi chapnay ja rahi thi keh humaray aik teddy mizaj dost Rehan Mirza khafqan tashreef lay aiy aur muswadeh dekh ker kisi qader tanzan fermanay lagay" tou yeh kitab akhir chap ker hi rahey gi?" Arz kiya-"koi aitraz"? Boley :"dou hain aik tou aap fauji hain, dosray aap ka naam bhi kasht karana sa hey jab kam aur naam ka yeh aalam hou tou loog baja tor per pooch sektay hain keh aapko kitab naveesi ka ishtial kaisay aagaya- yani kyun na is key bajay aik moorcha khod daala ya dou char beghay zameen joot li"?