Mirza farhatullah baig biography of michael

THE long History of Urdu humour — beginning with Jafer Zatalli () in the seventeenth century — is replete with examples where humorists have recorded the colours of the times in their writings, reflecting the social, cultural and political milieu. Mirza Farhatullah Baig () was among the humorists of Urdu who did so, perhaps, consciously, for his writings have more signs of the times than many others.

Farhatullah Baig is known for his accurate and vivid accounts of things past.

In fact, few can outdo him in this realm. Whether it is the time passed by or the people passed away, be it the atmosphere that was or the past events that he tends to relish recounting, his pen draws delectable but inimitable pictures.

His keen eye for minute details makes these pictures come alive. Farhat’s another forte is language. His chaste Urdu, which comes with a natural tinge of Delhi’s idiom, is not pompous at all and serves as a lesson in itself for the writers of today on how to write simple yet