A Review of Urdu Children's Literature in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (In the Context of Contemporary Requirements)

Abstract

The importance of children's literature in Urdu literature is Muslim. Since the beginning of writing Urdu literature, children's literature has also started, which consists of not hundreds but thousands of pages. Children's literature has some important features that distinguish it from other literature. Curiosity, wonder and responsiveness are basic characteristics that are naturally present in every child. It is essential for children's literature that children's literature should be based on knowledge and morals and its objectives should include the best education and training so that natural abilities can be developed in the new generation. Thus, children's literature is a boon because the most important task and gift of parents to their children is their best education. Although Urdu children's literature in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was started at the beginning of the 20th century, but due to some inevitable reasons, it could not progress rapidly. Yes, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, most of the books written for children have been created in the context of child psychology and education, and hundreds of writers have written books for children's mental training and emotional well-being on numerous topics. In this article, various aspects of children's literature have been reviewed.

Key words: Urdu children's literature, poets, Nisar, tradition of children's literature, Ghalib, Mir, symptoms, curiosity, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, fiction, novels, stories.