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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Basalamat Ravi; an Interesting Urdu Travelogue by Col. Muhammad Khan

Colonel Muhammad Khan (Urdu: کرنل محمد خان) (born 1910 – October 23, 1999) was a Pakistan Army officer and a war veteran. He also served in the Indian Army of the undivided British India and was a veteran of World War II. While serving in Pakistan Army, he wrote his first book Bajung Aamad (Urdu: بجنگ آمد) which was a humorous autobiography‎. This book became extremely popular and became one of the most famous books in Urdu literature. The success of his first book earned him critically acclaimed prominence among Urdu humorists and he is considered one of the most influential authors of this genre. He was the fellow of Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Syed Zameer Jafferi, Shafique-ur-Rehman.

Basalamat Ravi (Have a Safe Journey) is very interesting travelogue written by Col. Muhammad Khan. In the book he write about his journey from Karachi, Pakistan to Europe in an interesting way.

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