Khuda Ki Basti Novel by Shaukat Siddiqui Pdf Free Download
Khuda Ki Basti (God’s Land) Novel Authored By Shaukat Siddiqui. This Novel contains an interesting social story in Urdu language. This novel was published Written in 1957, is considered one of the greatest novels in Urdu literature. It is the very first attempts to highlight slum-dwellers’ struggles in the new-born Pakistan.
Central idea of the Story is strongly pro-socialist, capitalism is mostly evil and money is the root-cause of perversion in the society. Plot is all about slum-dwellers’ miseries; the desperate measures they have to take to get by and their exploitation by the hands of affluent people. Story also touches a couple of sensitive issues including incest and use of religion to gain financial favors.
Although the characterization is not very strong, the prose is lucid and Siddiqui’s use of that time’s slang is quite vivid. Siddiqui also quite accurately depicted the everyday lives of slum-dwellers. All in all, reading Khuda ki Basti turned out to be a good experience.
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