Nagri Nagri Phira Musafir / نگری نگری پھرا مسافر

by Ibn e Insha

Ibn-e-Insha, real name Sher Muhammad Khan, born on June 15th, 1927, died on Jan 11th, 1978, was a Leftist Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer, and columnist. He is regarded as one of the best humorists in Urdu. His writing has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent of Amir Khusro in its use of words and construction. He was associated with several governmental services including Radio Pakistan, Ministry of Culture, and National Book Centre of Paksitan. He also served the UN for some time and this enabled him to visit a lot of places and was the reason for his subsequent travalogues. Some of the places he visited include Japan, Phillippines, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Iran, India, France, UK, Turkey, and the US. Nagri Nagri Phira Musafir is a humorous and fascinating account of many such travels.

Please This audiobook is in Urdu.

Genres: Travelogue

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1989

About the author

Ibn e Insha (Urdu: ابن انشاء‎) born in British India as Sher Muhammad Khan (Urdu: شیر محمد خان‎) is a renowned Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and columnist. Along with his poetry, he is regarded one of the best humorists of Urdu literature. His poetry has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent of Amir Khusro in its use of words and construction.
He migrated to Pakistan after partition and served at various government institutions including Radio Pakistan, the Ministry of Culture and the National Book Centre of Pakistan. He also served at UN for some time. This enabled him to visit many places, all of which inspired the travelogues he would then pen.
He died of Hodgkin's Lymphoma on January 11, 1978 in London and was buried in Karachi.
Bibliography

Poetry:
Kal Chaudavin ki raat thi, Shab bhar raha charcha tera
Is Basti Key Ik Koochey Main
Chand Nagar
Dil e Wehshi
Billo Ka Basta (Rhymes for Children)

Travelogue:
Awara Gard Ki Diary
Dunya Gol Hai
Ibn Battuta Kay Taqub main
Chaltay Ho To Cheen Ko Chaliye
Nagri Nagri Phira Musafir

Humor:
Aap se kya Parda
Khumar e Gandum
Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitaab
Khatt Insha Jee Kay (Collection of letters)

Reviews

[Saad Din · Rating 3 out of 5]

another brilliant piece of work from the master of humor thy name IBN E INSHA his travelogues are not just the travel diary but a piece of literature, observation of certain things and events are really trait to envy sadly he is not with us any more

[Nazish Islam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ibn e Insha has command of putting off veil from issues by humour, many big names can't do with long speeches and emotional lines.
Nagri Nagri Phira Musafir
Ghar Ka Rasta Bhool Gaya!

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only a dying artist can write something such as this. The artist can even create something out of pain, misery and adversity. Love it! a must read

[W]

Yet another Ibn e Insha book,abandoned.A few funny moments to begin with,after that boredom.

[MadZiddi]

It is true he wrote this book in the last years of his life and it was published posthumously. His descriptions are brilliantly humorous and his comparisons of other countries to Pakistan are very relevant today.

[Tariq Sheikh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just finished reading Nagri Nagri Phira Musafir by Ibn e Insha, really enjoyed reading it. It was able to bring smile on my face in this difficult time of COVID-19, when we are getting bad news from everywhere. It helped me to boost my morale.