Aap Se Kya Parda / آپ سے کیا پردہ

by Ibn e Insha

Humour at its best by Insha-Jee

448 pages, Hardcover

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 4 out of 5]

a treat for Urdu readers, a collection of columns and essays by humor maestro Ibn e Insha, any one with an interest in humor must go thru it; most striking feature of this collection is the relevance for the current Socio/Political scenario it seems that Insha jee has written these articles not in 70's but 2021 this is the sign of a great writer and a sad commentary on our state of nation

[F · Rating 1 out of 5]

The world's first blood boiler has been w̶r̶i̶t̶t̶e̶n̶ invented. It has the ability to tell dad jokes, lure you into wasting money, and turn you into an aadimanav. Is your sense of humor damned? Look no further, this book is for you. Using tu, tra, tujhe, miyan, bhai, chaliyo doesn't make you funny.