Foreign Characters in Novel Khas o Khashak Zamany: An Analytical Study

ناول " خس و خاشاک زمانے " میں بدیسی کردار : تجزیاتی مطالعہ

Authors

  • Abdullah Mphil Urdu Scholar, GCU, Lahore Author

Keywords:

Mustansar Hussain Tarar , Khas o Khashak Zamany, Foreign characters, Urdu Novel, Travelogue, Cultural conflict, Racial pride, Persistence

Abstract

Mustansar Hussain Tarar is one of the most popular contemporary writers of Urdu literature, best known for his travelogues and novels. In his novel Khas-o-Khashak Zamanay, the foreign characters are portrayed as dynamic, multidimensional, inquisitive, persistent, and self-made individuals. The author has drawn upon his lifetime experiences and deep observations to imaginatively create these characters especially Inam Ullah, Akbar Jahan, Roshan, Richard Jahan, Bakht Jahan (Junior), Seerat Jahan, Shabahat and Mouti. This article examines various tendencies reflected in foreign characters such as their innate instincts, racial pride, cultural interactions and cultrural conflicts.

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Mansha Yad, Review on Khas-o-Khashak Zamany, Monthly Alhamra, Lahore, November 2011, P. 42

Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Khas-o-Khashak Zamany, Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, 2017, P. 471

Ibid., P. 582

Ibid., P. 686

Ibid., P. 519

Ibid., P. 521

Najm-ul-Huda, Dr., Kirdar Aur Kirdar Nigari, Bihar Urdu Acedemy, Patna, 1980, P. 6

Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Khas-o-Khashak Zamany, P. 604

Ibid., P. 434

Ibid., p 703

Ibid., P. 702

Ibid., P. 549

Ibid., P. 672

Mustansar Hussain Tarar Interviewed by Iqbal Khursheed, ARY News, February 8, 2019

Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Khas-o-Khashak Zamany, P. 688

Ibid., P. 737

Safeer Awan, Khas-o-Khashak Zamany: A Post-Modern Analysis, Mashmoola Ma'yar Issue-8, International Islamic University, Islamabad, 2012, P. 404

Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Khas-o-Khashak Zamany, P. 493

Ibid., P. 518

Ibid., P. 463

Wajahat Masood, Kitabi Silsila Asbaat, Issue-31, Hum-Jinsiat Number, April 2021, P. 63

Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Khas-o-Khashak Zamany, P. 530

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Published

30-12-2025

How to Cite

Abdullah. “Foreign Characters in Novel Khas O Khashak Zamany: An Analytical Study: ناول ‘ خس و خاشاک زمانے ’ میں بدیسی کردار : تجزیاتی مطالعہ”. Tashkeel, vol. 3, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 140-62, https://tashkeel.uoj.edu.pk/index.php/tashkeel/article/view/44.