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JAMEEL JALIBI'S "TAREEKH-E-ADAB-E-URDU": A BRIEF REVIEW
Abstract
Jameel Jalibi was born Mohammad Jameel Khan on 12 June 1929 in a Yusufzai family of Aligarh, British India.[1][5] His early schooling was in Aligarh. He matriculated in Saharanpur and did his Bachelor of Arts from Meerut College. One day before the partition of India, on 13 August 1947, Jalibi migrated to Karachi, Pakistan, where he continued his education and literary activities. He received Master of Arts in English (1949), Bachelor of Laws (1950), Ph.D. (1971), and DLitt (1973) from Sindh University. Between 1950 and 1953 he served as headmaster at Bahadur Yar Jang School, Karachi. In 1953, he passed Central Superior Services exams and joined Pakistan's Income Tax Department until his retirement. n 1949, Jalibi worked as assistant editor for about six months for Payam-i-Mashriq, an Urdu weekly published in Karachi.[5] From 1950 to 1954, he served as co-editor of an Urdu monthly by the name of Saqi and wrote a monthly column Baatein. He also started a quarterly magazine by the name of Naya Daur.[5] He performed extensive research on the history of Urdu literature and penned five chronicle volumes with the title Tareekh-e-Adab-e-Urdu, covering 15-20 centuries.[6] In 1983, Jalibi became Vice-chancellor of Karachi University, where he served until 1987.[5] Then he joined the Muqtadara Quami Zaban (National Language Authority) as its chairman.[1][5] Jalibi authored over 40 books on criticism, research and culture.[5] He also wrote short stories for children. Jamil Jalibi's "Tareekh-e-adab-e-Urdu"is a work that has a historical significance.
