Rekhti
Rekhti (Urdu: ریختی), 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]
Written generally in ghazal form, it uses 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
- Saadat Yaar Khan 'Rangeen'[1]
- Meer Yaar Alii 'Jaan Sahib'[1]
- Mohsin Khan 'Mohsin'[1]
- Insha Allah Khan 'Insha'[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rekhti Rekhta Foundation, Retrieved 10 May 2016
- ^ 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
- ^ Sajid Sajni: The last poet of Rekhti Blog: The World of Urdu Poetry, Literature and News. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2016
Further reading
- Ruth Vanita, Gender, Sex and the City: Urdu Rekhti Poetry in India, 1780–1870, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012