Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface and Acknowledgements IX
4. Abbreviations XIII
5. Translation and Transliteration XV
6. 1 Introduction 1
7. 2 Progressivism in Urdu literature in the Indian subcontinent 18
8. 3 Feminism(s) – The problem of defining “a” feminism 56
9. 4 Fahmīdah Riyāẓ 80
10. 5 47 selected Urdu poems of Fahmīdah Riyāẓ 103
11. 6 Conclusion 202
12. Annexe A: Overview of topics, sub-themes, and main themes 219
13. Annexe B: List of Fahmīdah Riyāẓ’s poems with detailed sub-themes and topics 221
14. Annexe C: Main and sub-themes and topics of selected poems 240
15. Annexe D: Already translated poems from Fahmīdah Riyāẓ 245
16. Annexe E: Occurrence of topics in numbers and percentage (volumes and overall) 252
17. Annexe F: Occurrence of sub-themes in numbers and percentage 257
18. Bibliography 259
19. Index 273