Intellectual Deviation in Selected Poems from Noon Mim Rashid's Poetry Collection "Mawra"

Abstract

Noon Mim Rashid's actual name was Nazar Muhammad Rashid. He is famed in the literary world as Noon Mim Rashid. He was born on Aug 13th, 1921 in Gujranwala, West Pakistan. He obtained his degree in Masters in Economics from Government College Lahore in 1932. Rashid's first collection of poetry "Mawaraa" was published in 1941. In this collection, he revolted against the contemporary and prevalent poetic traditions and shed light on tabooed and controversial topics like colonialism, imperialism and slavery, sex, spirituality, escapism, modern man, unattainability, and nostalgia from a fresh, deep, and philosophical standpoint. In "Mawaraa", Rashid has completely deviated from his contemporary poetic traditions. This deviation, as far as the subject matter is concerned, freed the modern Urdu poem from traditional bounds and shackles and paved the way for its evolution.