The Role Of Politics In Twentieth Century Pashtu Literature

Politics in Twentieth Century Pashtu literature
(Rustam Ali Seerat-Roll No.10) The relationship between politics and literature is complex and multilayered. Literary works are products of sociopolitical dynamism. No writer can escape from the effect of the sociological and political environment in which he (or she) lives. In other words, the sociopolitical environment shapes the personality and thoughts of poets and writers. Literary works reflect historical happenings in a society. A work of literature may give an account of revolutionary and social movements, social forces, or it may support a particular political thought or ideology. Thus, the relationship between politics and literature is dual. As John D. Lindberg puts it “the

This trend has a long historical root into the literatures of Persian, Pashtu and those others who came under Arabic-Islamic influences after the spread of Islam in south and central Asia. The main themes which they constituted are pre-Islamic glories, ancient and folklore values. These trends mostly have been suppressed by the pro-Islamic writers, leaders, elites and schools.
Feminism
Pashtun’s women poetry implicitly and explicitly contains elements of feminism ; female recite verses of landays (pronounced “land-eyes”), two-line folk poem-genre which is particular of Pashto, mostly with not-known authors transmit their love, and also speak of loss, frustration, war, women identity and women political points of views.
Don’t shout, my love, my father isn’t giving me to you.
Don’t shame me in the busy street by crying out, “I’ll die for you.”
My darling, you are just like