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Monday, January 17, 2011

Gadariya; a Famous Urdu Short Story by Ashfaq Ahmad 2

shfaq Ahmed, (Performance) , (Sitara-e-Imtiaz) (Urdu: اشفاق احمد) (August 22, 1925 – September 7, 2004) was a distinguished writer, playwright, broadcaster, intellectual and spiritualist from Pakistan. His prime qualities of heart and hand earned appreciations across the borders. He was regarded by many as the best Urdu Afsana (short-story) writer after Saadat Hasan Manto, Ismat Chughtai and Krishan Chander following the publication of his famous short-story "Gaddarya" [The Shepherd] in 1955.

I feel happiness to share with you "Gadariya" the most famous short story by Ashfaq Ahmad. The story is a bit long so I have divided it into three parts. Here you go the second part.

Click here to read the first part and here to read the third one.







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