Rekhti

Rekhti is a form of Urdu feminist poetry. A genre developed by male poets,[1] it uses women's voices to talk about themselves.[2] It was formed in 19th-century Lucknow, then part of the State of Awadh (now in Uttar Pradesh, India).[1] The poet, Saadat Yaar Khan Rangin is credited with its creation.[3]

This poetry, written generally in ghazal form, employs women's special idioms, mannerism and accents.[1] Their topics include women-women and women-men affairs and also women’s sensual desires and sexual urges.[1]


Famous exponents

  1. Saadat Yaar Khan ‘Rangeen’[1]
  2. Meer Yaar Alii 'Jaan Sahib'[1]
  3. Mohsin Khan ‘Mohsin’[1]
  4. Insha Allah Khan ‘Insha’[1]

See also

Further Reading

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rekhti Rekhta Foundation, Retrieved 10 May 2016
  2. ↑ Review of Ruth Vanita's "Gender, Sex and the City: Urdu Rekhti Poetry in India, 1780–1870" Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific Issue 31, December 2012 Retrieved 10 May 2016
  3. ↑ Sajid Sajni: The last poet of Rekhti Blog: The World of Urdu Poetry, Literature and News. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2016
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