Talsim Hosharba is a unique and unparalleled literary masterpiece of Urdu literature which is a part of Dastan Amir Hamza as well as a complete Dastan which started to be published in 1884 and continued till 1893.
It was published by Munshi Noel Kishore, the biggest publisher of Urdu literature so far, in eight thick volumes with more or less 20,000 pages.
The first four volumes of Talisman Hosharba were compiled by Syed Muhammad Hussain Jah and the last four volumes by Ahmad Hussain Qamar.
The series of publication of this great masterpiece continued even after the establishment of Pakistan, but all these publications were actually copies of ancient publications, due to which its ancient spelling, old style of writing and mixed words are confusing to modern readers. It was not easy to read and understand.
In view of these circumstances, well-known English writer, storyteller, translator and publisher Musharraf Ali Farooqui undertook to publish this masterpiece of Urdu literature according to the requirements of the modern era to bring it to the modern readers.
The first volume of Talisman Hosharba has been published by his organization Kitab Publishers, which is a masterpiece like its text.
While talking to Independent Urdu, he said that Talism Hosharba Dastan is the most colorful and interesting part of Ameer Hamza.
“We can proudly place Talisman Hosharba in front of the world’s greatest literature and it is a small word compared to all of them. In its imagination, color and breadth, which is its canvas, it is much more than all of them. is ahead.’
He said that the entire text has been compiled afresh for the publication of this literary masterpiece.
‘The meaning of his difficult words is written. Translations of Persian poems are included in it and the punctuation marks are included in it, Arabs are added to the words and this edition has been prepared after a lot of hard work.
This edition of Talisman Hosharba can be called an illustrated edition, in which, apart from the illustrations of the characters, much attention has been paid to the decoration of the cover and inner pages.
Musharraf Ali Farooqui explains the reason for this hard work and investment on this book that ‘It is a masterpiece of our Urdu literature. So if we have to reintroduce it to the new generation, it has to have a quality, it has to be prepared and presented with love.’
He said that the old manuscripts were printed on litho, in which the stone was written upside down and then printed, so the text was not easy to read for today’s reader, but the modern font it is published in now. Very easy to read.
Musharraf Ali Farooqui has been working on Urdu classical literature since 2007 and it is in a way his passion.
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He said that there are many languages which have preserved their classical literature and their new editions keep coming but in our country they are neither promoted nor translated much. .
“It’s a kind of model that we’re trying to put forward to see if work can be done along these lines and thus classic literature can be promoted.”
He said about his favorite part of Talasm Hosharba, “There is not a single page in it that is devoid of interest, but it contains the stories of Umar Ayyar and his remaining four Ayyars, and then the Ayyars.” There are, that is to say, women are very interesting stories.’
On the question of making a film or TV series on this literary masterpiece, he said that in this regard, various production houses and different film directors have contacted him who want to make it in the form of a film or series.
In this regard, progress has been made on some things and discussions are ongoing on some things, so inshallah something like this will happen soon.
In response to a question regarding the high cost of the book, he said that it has added colorful pages with illustrations, which cost a lot, while the cost of paper has also increased immensely.
‘Also, this is a test project as there are 23 more volumes to come. This is a 24 volume project so where will the funding come from? It will come from this that by selling it, these books will grow further and through them some more money will come in order to prepare for the next volumes.
He said that when the 24 volumes of Talisman Hosharba are published, their paperback and mass market editions will also be published so that no reader misses out on this literary treasure due to the high price.
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2024-06-17 15:15:14