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Niklay Teri Talash Main / نکلے تیری تلاش میں
Niklay Teri Talash Main by Mustansar Hussain Tarar
368 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1971
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About the author
Mustansar Hussain Tarar
97 books465 followersMustansar Hussain Tarar (Urdu: مستنصر حسين تارڑ) is a Pakistani author, actor, the first Morning Show presenter and a pioneer trekker - in his own words: a vagabond.
Having made a name for himself by taking the mantle in Pakistan's mountaineering community, Mustansar Hussain is widely recognized as one of the most well known personalities in Pakistan. Though the origin of his fame is usually considered to be his established and decorated career as a writer, Tarar can also be recognized as the foremost endorser for tourism projects in Northern Areas of Pakistan, having exorbitantly increased the array of tourist exposure to the areas by becoming both a mountaineer and an adventure author who uses these locations as backdrops for his storylines.
Mustansar Hussain's literary proficiency as an author often overshadows the fact that he has been an active mountaineer for a very extensive period of time. Having embarked upon several painstaking and challenging tasks such as the ascension of K-2 and the surpassing of the treacherous "Chitti Buoi" Glacier among others. More significantly, both of Mustansar Hussain's professions often intertwine and relate, since he uses his experiences on his expeditions as travelogues. Though some of his publications have met lukewarm reactions due to supposed exaggeration, he reflects on this predicament with the notion that "words or even pictures cannot successfully express the beauty and splendour of nature in it's true spirit."
Tarar's first book Nikley Teri Talash Main, a travelogue of Europe, was published in 1971. He has so far over forty titles to his credit which include many genres of literature; travelogues, novels, short stories and collection of his newspaper columns and television dramas. He has been one of the best-seller fiction writer of Pakistan.
Mustansar was born in 'Jokalian' a small town in Punjab, Pakistan in March 1939. He spent his early childhood in the village and moved to culturally rich Lahore, witnessed the independence of Pakistan in 1947 and the events that took place at Lahore. His father Rehmat Khan Tarar opened a small seed store there. Mr Tarar got his schooling from Rang Mehal Mission High School and Muslim Model High School, Lahore. He then got admission in Government College Lahore , a college that owns the credit to polish several intellectuals of Pakistan. In 1950's, he went to London for higher studies. In 1957 he attended the World Youth Festival in Moscow and wrote a book named 'Fakhta' (Dove) on that experience. In 1971 his first travelogue Nikley Teri Talaash Main was published. It led to new trend in Urdu literature. He also became a television actor and from 1988 was for many years a host of PTV's live morning transmission Subuh Bakhair (Good Morning). His unconventional and down to earth style of comparing earned him great popularity. He called himself the 'Cha Cha Jee' of all Pakistani children and soon became known by this title.
Awards:
Presidential award of Pride of Performance.
Prime Minister's award for the Best Novelist for "Rakh".
Life time achievement award of Almi Farogh-e-Urdu Adab, Doha (Qatar).
Gold Medal bestowed by Moscow State University for literary achievements.
Having made a name for himself by taking the mantle in Pakistan's mountaineering community, Mustansar Hussain is widely recognized as one of the most well known personalities in Pakistan. Though the origin of his fame is usually considered to be his established and decorated career as a writer, Tarar can also be recognized as the foremost endorser for tourism projects in Northern Areas of Pakistan, having exorbitantly increased the array of tourist exposure to the areas by becoming both a mountaineer and an adventure author who uses these locations as backdrops for his storylines.
Mustansar Hussain's literary proficiency as an author often overshadows the fact that he has been an active mountaineer for a very extensive period of time. Having embarked upon several painstaking and challenging tasks such as the ascension of K-2 and the surpassing of the treacherous "Chitti Buoi" Glacier among others. More significantly, both of Mustansar Hussain's professions often intertwine and relate, since he uses his experiences on his expeditions as travelogues. Though some of his publications have met lukewarm reactions due to supposed exaggeration, he reflects on this predicament with the notion that "words or even pictures cannot successfully express the beauty and splendour of nature in it's true spirit."
Tarar's first book Nikley Teri Talash Main, a travelogue of Europe, was published in 1971. He has so far over forty titles to his credit which include many genres of literature; travelogues, novels, short stories and collection of his newspaper columns and television dramas. He has been one of the best-seller fiction writer of Pakistan.
Mustansar was born in 'Jokalian' a small town in Punjab, Pakistan in March 1939. He spent his early childhood in the village and moved to culturally rich Lahore, witnessed the independence of Pakistan in 1947 and the events that took place at Lahore. His father Rehmat Khan Tarar opened a small seed store there. Mr Tarar got his schooling from Rang Mehal Mission High School and Muslim Model High School, Lahore. He then got admission in Government College Lahore , a college that owns the credit to polish several intellectuals of Pakistan. In 1950's, he went to London for higher studies. In 1957 he attended the World Youth Festival in Moscow and wrote a book named 'Fakhta' (Dove) on that experience. In 1971 his first travelogue Nikley Teri Talaash Main was published. It led to new trend in Urdu literature. He also became a television actor and from 1988 was for many years a host of PTV's live morning transmission Subuh Bakhair (Good Morning). His unconventional and down to earth style of comparing earned him great popularity. He called himself the 'Cha Cha Jee' of all Pakistani children and soon became known by this title.
Awards:
Presidential award of Pride of Performance.
Prime Minister's award for the Best Novelist for "Rakh".
Life time achievement award of Almi Farogh-e-Urdu Adab, Doha (Qatar).
Gold Medal bestowed by Moscow State University for literary achievements.
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March 25, 2016
یہ کتاب تارڑ صاحب کے اولین اور بہترین سفرناموں میں سے ایک ہے۔
کتاب کو دو حصوں میں بانٹا جا سکتا ہے۔ ایک حصہ ایشیائی علاقوں (کابل، غزنی، ہرات، مشہد، تہران، ارضِ روم، استنبول) کی سیاحت کا احوال ہے جو میرے خیال میں زیادہ دلچسپ ہے کہ اس میں مشاہدات کے ساتھ ساتھ ان علاقوں کی مسلم تاریخ کا ذکر بھی مختصر مگر جامع انداز میں کیا گیا ہے۔
دوسرا حصہ یورپ (وینس، الپس، فرینکفرٹ، برلن، کوپن ہیگن، سٹاک ہوم، ایمسٹرڈیم، لندن، پیرس) کے شب و روز کی روداد ہے جو کہ زیادہ تر مصنف پہ فدا ہوجانے والی یورپی حسیناؤں، جھیلوں دریاؤں کے کنارے کی وقت گزاری، مصنف کے دوستوں، مصوروں اور چند عجائب گھروں کی سیر پر مشتمل ہے جس پہ سفرنامے سے زیادہ فرضی داستان طرازی کا گمان ہوتا ہے۔
اندازِ بیاں پوری کتاب کا دلچسپ و رواں ہے۔ اگرچہ بعض جگہ پر مبالغہ آرائی پہ مبنی بھی محسوس ہوتا ہے اور بعض ابواب کو ضرورت سے زیادہ صفحات کھلائے گئے ہیں، اس کے باوجود یہ کتاب 'پنج ستارہ' کہلانے کی حقدار ہے اور آپ اسے ایک سے زیادہ مرتبہ پڑھ کر بھی بدمزہ نہ ہوں گے۔ آزمائش، شرطِ اوّل
کتاب کو دو حصوں میں بانٹا جا سکتا ہے۔ ایک حصہ ایشیائی علاقوں (کابل، غزنی، ہرات، مشہد، تہران، ارضِ روم، استنبول) کی سیاحت کا احوال ہے جو میرے خیال میں زیادہ دلچسپ ہے کہ اس میں مشاہدات کے ساتھ ساتھ ان علاقوں کی مسلم تاریخ کا ذکر بھی مختصر مگر جامع انداز میں کیا گیا ہے۔
دوسرا حصہ یورپ (وینس، الپس، فرینکفرٹ، برلن، کوپن ہیگن، سٹاک ہوم، ایمسٹرڈیم، لندن، پیرس) کے شب و روز کی روداد ہے جو کہ زیادہ تر مصنف پہ فدا ہوجانے والی یورپی حسیناؤں، جھیلوں دریاؤں کے کنارے کی وقت گزاری، مصنف کے دوستوں، مصوروں اور چند عجائب گھروں کی سیر پر مشتمل ہے جس پہ سفرنامے سے زیادہ فرضی داستان طرازی کا گمان ہوتا ہے۔
اندازِ بیاں پوری کتاب کا دلچسپ و رواں ہے۔ اگرچہ بعض جگہ پر مبالغہ آرائی پہ مبنی بھی محسوس ہوتا ہے اور بعض ابواب کو ضرورت سے زیادہ صفحات کھلائے گئے ہیں، اس کے باوجود یہ کتاب 'پنج ستارہ' کہلانے کی حقدار ہے اور آپ اسے ایک سے زیادہ مرتبہ پڑھ کر بھی بدمزہ نہ ہوں گے۔ آزمائش، شرطِ اوّل
June 2, 2016
If you want to read about travelling then what could be the better option other than Sir Mustansar's travelogues.
What a beautiful tavelogue it is!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading it along with many heart breaks. One book and with so many places and one keep on wandering one after another.......
Qandhar
Hindukash
Harat
Ghazni
Garshik
Mashhad
Turbat
Istanbul
Princess Island
Balgrad
Bern
Frankfurt
Berlin
Holland
River Elbe
Lake district
London
Amsterdam etc
The best thing in his books is the detailed account about the people, hotels, architect & apart from the place visited. Furthermore the historical information & his personal experiences is cherry on the top. Last but not the least he would make you feel that you were there with him (Feel with capital F)
P.S: Welcome my friend, welcome to my hidden library ^_^
What a beautiful tavelogue it is!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading it along with many heart breaks. One book and with so many places and one keep on wandering one after another.......
Qandhar
Hindukash
Harat
Ghazni
Garshik
Mashhad
Turbat
Istanbul
Princess Island
Balgrad
Bern
Frankfurt
Berlin
Holland
River Elbe
Lake district
London
Amsterdam etc
The best thing in his books is the detailed account about the people, hotels, architect & apart from the place visited. Furthermore the historical information & his personal experiences is cherry on the top. Last but not the least he would make you feel that you were there with him (Feel with capital F)
P.S: Welcome my friend, welcome to my hidden library ^_^
January 21, 2013
A tale of a vagabond for all vagabonds bewildered and driven by a strange kinda love
November 18, 2020
A joyous journey through numerous famous destinations.
An engaging and lighter travelogue of many European cities.
An engaging and lighter travelogue of many European cities.
August 6, 2014
My aunt is an avid reader (she loves Urdu literature and poetry), she once suggested I read this book since I've always had a great fascination with travelling around the world, different people and places, geography. I was young at that time but it captured my senses in a way no book up until that point had. I have read it so many times since then and it always fills me with such a joy and bewildering sense. This isn't just about a person's journey through some countries but a person's journey through life. He meets people, goes places and experiences life in all its glory and messiness. I love reading this book and feeling lost in this man's journey. Wonderful in every way.
August 7, 2022
مجھے نہیں لگتا تھا کہ ایک سفرنامہ اتنا دلچسپ اور معلوماتی ہو سکتا ہے۔ تارڑ صاحب نے اپنے ایشیا سے ولایت تک کا سفر بیان کیا ہے جو انہوں نے مکمل طور پر بسوں اور ٹرینوں میں گزارا۔ کئ موقعوں پر انہوں نے گزرتی گاڑیوں سے لفٹ بھی لی اور انہیں ہمیشہ پرخلوص اور مہمان نواز لوگ ملے۔
مصنف نے صرف اپنے تجربات نہیں بیان کئے بلکہ ہر مقام کی تاریخ، اہمیت اور اپنے جذبات بھی شائع کیۓ ہیں ۔ ان کو کہیں بھی نۓ دوست بنانے میں کوئی دقت پیش نا آئ اور اکثر شہر میں ان کے معمولی جاننے والوں نے ان کو بھرپور طور پر استقبال کیا ۔
میری اس کتاب سے دو شکایات ہیں اور وہ یہ ہیں کہ ایک تو انہوں نے اجنبیوں کی تصویر کھینچنے میں بہت تلخ زبان استعمال کی ہے۔ دوسرا یہ کہ انھوں نے یورپی عورتوں کو بہت دل پھینک اور مجبور دکھانے کی کوشش کی ہے۔ جو ایک ہی ملاقات میں اپنی پہچان بھول کر مصنف کی دیوانی ہو جاتی ہیں۔
یقیناً اس کتاب کا ہر قصہ سچ نہیں ہوگا لیکن لکھنے کا انداز اور کہانی کا ہر پہلو بےحد مزےدار تھا۔
مصنف نے صرف اپنے تجربات نہیں بیان کئے بلکہ ہر مقام کی تاریخ، اہمیت اور اپنے جذبات بھی شائع کیۓ ہیں ۔ ان کو کہیں بھی نۓ دوست بنانے میں کوئی دقت پیش نا آئ اور اکثر شہر میں ان کے معمولی جاننے والوں نے ان کو بھرپور طور پر استقبال کیا ۔
میری اس کتاب سے دو شکایات ہیں اور وہ یہ ہیں کہ ایک تو انہوں نے اجنبیوں کی تصویر کھینچنے میں بہت تلخ زبان استعمال کی ہے۔ دوسرا یہ کہ انھوں نے یورپی عورتوں کو بہت دل پھینک اور مجبور دکھانے کی کوشش کی ہے۔ جو ایک ہی ملاقات میں اپنی پہچان بھول کر مصنف کی دیوانی ہو جاتی ہیں۔
یقیناً اس کتاب کا ہر قصہ سچ نہیں ہوگا لیکن لکھنے کا انداز اور کہانی کا ہر پہلو بےحد مزےدار تھا۔
September 30, 2023
I wish one day I can also become a tourist and travel the world 🌎 and tell the world about Islam, Muslims, Pakistan its customs and traditions . I wish one day I could see this complete world with my own eyes 👀 and thank my Allah For giving us such a beautiful universe with so much beauty. This book gives me the motivation to travel and the spirit to face every difficulty in my way and to focus on only my destination and to admire every single good moment and good personality that one experience 😊
October 7, 2020
A wonderful journey of a wonderful vagabond Mustansir Hussain Tarar.
Author takes us along his journey to his destination Europe passing through Afghanistan, Iran , Turkey etc .
Its a jouney of a lifetime , mesmerising and intriguing .
Must read for all travel loving people!
Author takes us along his journey to his destination Europe passing through Afghanistan, Iran , Turkey etc .
Its a jouney of a lifetime , mesmerising and intriguing .
Must read for all travel loving people!
May 18, 2021
I have watched most of the world through his words and fell in love with it. He takes you with him in his experience till the end. Book ends and you are left with this aching for unfinished stories and unmet cities.
December 8, 2017
one of thebest work of Tarar sahib
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June 11, 2019It good
July 16, 2019
Really a great Piece of writing by Tarar sahab. Classic
October 31, 2019
اچھا دلچسپ سفرنامہ ہے
December 30, 2020
A beautiful travelogue written in a captivating manner. Feels like you're experience everything yourself. From history to art to meeting new people it truly captures what travelling is all about and why it's so important. One of my favorite reads from this year.
August 18, 2022
Living legend sir tarar is a great urdu writer may he live long
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April 9, 2023
A very good travel log of Pakistan to Europe and back with glimpses of romantic gestures.
May 4, 2023
I was 15 when I first read this book, Loved it. It got me reading his other books, loved them too. If you haven't read it yet, do it now.
May 25, 2024
Just finished reading it, one of the best travelogue by Tarar sb......
May 21, 2023
The first Travelogue i ever read, and it was from The Best Travelogue Writer In Urdu. The way he writes never bores me for a sentence. RIP Sir
April 26, 2025
I was 15 years old at that time when one of the best thing happened to me and that was I got to know about "نکلے تیری تلاش میں"by #mustansirhussaintarar. مستنصر حسین تارڑ is first author who wrote 'a travelogue (سفر نامہ). He is a well renowned author in urdu literature. He wrote many travelogues and novels.
Ok back to me It was a hot summer day I was spending my summer break uselessly searching on google when I got to know about online reading(yes didn't aware of online reading earlier 😅) and here we go I found my passion "Reading" without spending money(poor students). I knew about مستنصر حسین تارڑ but definitely not about his books and specially travelogues(سفرنامے) so in short I started reading and this was what exactly I wanted in my life at that time...to know about foreign countries specially #turkey and #scandinavia countries this book was exactly about my desires 👌😎. I was so amazed by reading how the author traveled by hitchhiking and how he described the scenery, the events occured and how he elaborated the culture,traditions, celebrations, sadness,happiness and all emotions.It is very informative travelogue about different European ports and places + countries from england to Turkey through orient express (remembere agatha cristae's novel murder in Orient express) and from Turkey to France to Germany, Holland etc etc it is so dreamy I must say.I finished the book and at the end I have 'a diary' where I noted all the information I read. I 100% recommend this to every #bookworm must read it and now it has placed at the top of my shelve.👍🤫
Ok back to me It was a hot summer day I was spending my summer break uselessly searching on google when I got to know about online reading(yes didn't aware of online reading earlier 😅) and here we go I found my passion "Reading" without spending money(poor students). I knew about مستنصر حسین تارڑ but definitely not about his books and specially travelogues(سفرنامے) so in short I started reading and this was what exactly I wanted in my life at that time...to know about foreign countries specially #turkey and #scandinavia countries this book was exactly about my desires 👌😎. I was so amazed by reading how the author traveled by hitchhiking and how he described the scenery, the events occured and how he elaborated the culture,traditions, celebrations, sadness,happiness and all emotions.It is very informative travelogue about different European ports and places + countries from england to Turkey through orient express (remembere agatha cristae's novel murder in Orient express) and from Turkey to France to Germany, Holland etc etc it is so dreamy I must say.I finished the book and at the end I have 'a diary' where I noted all the information I read. I 100% recommend this to every #bookworm must read it and now it has placed at the top of my shelve.👍🤫
July 26, 2015
A wonderful piece of travel writing from one of the leading writers of Pakistan. It's a telling of the author's journeys in Europe at a time when travel to Europe was uncommon, fraught with uncertainty that defined foreign travel prior to the age of information, which in turn added to charm and adventure of every discovery a traveller made while on the road. In this book Mustansar narrates his by road journey from Pakistan to many European countries. This book along with others made him the number one sold author in Pakistan for straight 23 years (as of 2010/11).
September 18, 2015
Chacha jee, the true wanderer has written this in such a brilliantly casual form that one cant help but crave to travel. Every wanna be traveler and vagabond must read this book. It breaks your heart, makes you laugh and leaves you in awe of the places chacha jee visited in an era thats nothing but a distant dream for present day Pakistanis.
May 1, 2013
This was from my elder bro's collection, and as kid I loved picking up books from his shelf for reading.
July 9, 2016
till the starting to the end! really enjoyed it....
January 22, 2017
Baht he zabardast safarnama hai.
July 8, 2023
Every chapter has its own sketch by Sadequain, all dated ‘74. Probably a must have edition for Tarrar and Sadequain fans.
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