Derived from an Arabic root, 'qata' means a piece, a cutting or a segment. So what is a qata or qita ? Though many Urdu dictionaries validate the pronunciation 'qata', in Arabic it is 'qita'.
The poet was Raees Amrohvi and the genre was political qata-nigari or qata-writing. Similarly, Iqbal gave a new vigour and a different vision to Urdu ghazal that ensured its survival in the decades to come though before Iqbal ghazal was a genre much criticised for its typical themes, limited imagery and peculiar vocabulary.īut it is very rare that a poet pioneers a genre and makes it such a smashing success that it becomes an integral part of daily newspapers.
Mir Anees and Dabeer took marsia to such a pinnacle of glory that today their marsias make an invaluable part of Urdu's classical poetry and, one feels, they must be included in any selection of Urdu's choicest of verses. Mirza Rafi Sauda's contributions to qaseeda and hajv, for instance, enriched the genres in such a way that these genres, usually looked down upon these days, have some respect in the eyes of critics as the technical and linguistic merits of Sauda's qaseedas and hajvs are immense. They popularise a genre so much that it gets a new lease of life.
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Some poets are known for their contribution to a genre.
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