Political background of Literary Trends Modernity in the Context of Urdu Literature

Abstract

The basic concept of modernity is based on man, which originates from the critical spirit of the Renaissance. Modernity is the opposite of tradition. Every process can be called modern in which man adapts himself to the situation which is different from the tradition. Modernism has had profound effects on arts, politics and other systems of thought in human society. Modernism has a specific political background in the context of Urdu literature. In Urdu literature, the literary trend of modernity is prominent in political events and matters. In the history of Urdu literature, such political events have been taking place step by step which have emerged as a prominent feature of modernity. In short, if modernity is carefully examined in terms of social values, politics is very important among these values. In this article, the political background of the modern literary movement and the study of modernism influences on politics in the context of Urdu literature have been presented.