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Aims & Scope

Journal of Research (Urdu) is a high quality double blind peer reviewed research journal. It is an open access bi-annual journal and published by Department of Urdu, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan (Pakistan). Its main aim is to provide a platform for the researchers, academicians, professionals and students to share their knowledge with the others in the form of good quality research papers from all over the world. Journal of Research (Urdu) focuses the literary research and modern trends of criticism in the subject of Urdu Language and Literature but regards the classical tradition of Urdu poetry and fiction too. Research papers which address the links between Urdu and other languages and their literature are also considered for publishing in this journal. Journal of Research (Urdu) is committed to publish the wide range of new topics of research on single important criterion that is literary and critical excellence.

Currently, the research papers published in this journal are indexed in more than five renowned international and one national indexing agency. It is HEC Pakistan approved ‘y’ category journal so its publications are accepted for the professional promotions (BPS/TTS) and awarding of PhD degrees in all the Pakistani public and private sector universities as per the HEC criteria.

Starting Year: Feb. 2014

Articles Published: 404

Reviewed Articles: 27

Frequency: Quarterly

Language: Urdu

" Urdu Research Journal " is an open access refereed journal published quarterly. The Journal strives to publish work of high quality in research and literature works across the globe in Urdu language and literary theory. The aim of the journal is to provide high quality research material in Urdu for scholars and researchers.

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ڈاکٹر عزیر اسرائیل

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← قلمی چہرہ :پروفیسر ابن کنول

ڈاکٹر شفیع ایوب ، سی آئی ایل، جے این یو، نئی دہلی۔ 110067

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← منظوم خراج عقیدت

← کیوں؟ پروفیسر ابن کنول کے سانحہء ارتحال پر, ← ابنِ کنول صاحب (مثنوی کی ہئیت میں تعزیتی نظم).

ارشاد احمد ارشاد

← پہنچی وہیں پہ خاک جہاں کا خمیر تھا

متین امروہی

← رحلت ابن کنول (نظم بقید صنعت توشیح)

احمد امتیاز

← ابن کنول (خاص وضع قطع کا مخلص انسان)

صغیر افراہیم سابق صدر شعبہ اردو ، علی گڑھ مسلم یونی ورسٹی، علی گڑھ

← ہمدمِ دیرینہ – پروفیسر ابنِ کنول

ڈاکٹر صابر گودڑ

← منفی ماحول کا مثبت استعارہ: ابن کنول

پروفیسر محمد کاظم

← پیدا کہاں ہیں ایسے پراگندہ طبع لوگ

اکمل شاداب اسسٹنٹ پروفیسر شعبہ اردو، خواجہ معین الدین چشتی لسان یونی ورسٹی، کھنؤ

← آہ پروفیسر ابن کنول ۔۔۔۔۔دل کو کئی کہانیاں یاد سی آکے رہ گئیں

شبنم شمشاد اسسٹنٹ پروفیسر،شعبۂ اردو مانو،آرٹس اینڈ سائنس کالج فار وومن،سری نگر

← آتی رہے گی یاد ہمارے قابل ستائش استاد محترم ابن کنول

محمد جنید شکروی نائب پرنسپل آر بی جالان انٹر کالج دربھنگہ

← پروفیسرابن کنول:کچھ یادیں،کچھ باتیں

ڈاکٹرافضل مصباحی اسسٹنٹ پروفیسروسیکشن انچارج آف اردو ایم ایم وی، بنارس ہندویونیورسٹی، وارانسی، اترپردیش، بھارت

← زندہ رہتا ہے زمانے میں عمل اور کردار

ڈاکٹر ممتاز عالم رضوی مدیر اعلی روزنامہ قومی بھارت

← پروفیسر ابن کنول: ایک مشفق استاد کی باتیں اور یادیں

ڈاکٹر یامین انصاری ایڈیٹر، روزنامہ انقلاب، نوئیڈا، یوپی

← پروفیسر ابن کنول: ایک بے مثال استاد، لاثانی شخصیت

ڈاکٹر محمد شمس الدین اسسٹنٹ ڈائرکٹر، مولانا آزاد نیشنل اردو یونی ورسٹی اسٹدی سنٹر، بنارس، اترپردیش

← مخلص استاد پروفیسر ابن کنول             

ڈاکٹر سدھارتھ سدیپ اسسٹنٹ پروفیسر  شعبۂ اردو، خواجہ معین الدین چشتی لینگویج یونیورسٹی، لکھنؤ

← ابن کنول کی کہانیوں میں داستانوی اثرات

ڈاکٹر محمد ارشدندوی اسسٹنٹ پروفیسر(ایڈہاک )،شعبۂ اردو ، دیال سنگھ کا لج ،(دہلی یونیور سٹی ) لودھی روڈ،نئی دہلی ۳

← افسانہ’’ پہلا آدمی‘‘ ایک تجزیہ

عبید الرحمن نصیر ریسرچ اسکالر شعبہ اردو ،دہلی یونیورسٹی ،نئی دہلی(۱۱۰۰۰۷)

← ابن کنول کا افسانہ ’’بند راستے ‘‘کا تنقیدی مطالعہ

وجے کمار۔ریسرچ اسکالر شعبہ اردو جموں یونیورسٹی ،جموں و کشمیر

← بساط نشاط دل: ایک جائزہ

پروفیسر فاروق بخشی سابق صدر شعبہ اردو مولانا آزاد نیشنل اردو یونیورسٹی، حیدرآباد

← ابن کنول بحیثیت خاکہ نگار

شاہد اقبال ریسرچ اسکالر،دہلی یونیورسٹی،دہلی

← ’’کچھ شگفتگی کچھ سنجیدگی‘‘خاکوں کا گنجینۂ گوہر

ابراہیم افسر، میرٹھ، اترپردیش

← پروفیسرابن کنول کے سفر ناموں کا تجزیاتی مطالعہ

محمد یوسف ۔پی ۔ایچ ۔ڈی اسکالر بین الاقوامی اسلامی یونی ورسٹی اسلام آباد  پروفیسرڈاکٹر کامران عباس کاظمی صدر شعبہ اردو و فارسی بین الاقوامی اسلامی یونی ورسٹی اسلام آباد

← ابن کنول کا سفر نامہ چار کھونٹ

آفاق حیدر گیسٹ لیکچرر سریندر ناتھ کالج فار ویمن کولکاتا

← پروفیسر ابن کنول کی سفرنامہ نگاری

ڈاکٹرمحمد عامر،002-نرمدا ہاسٹل، جے این یو، نئی دہلی

← ابن کنول کا ڈرامہ ’’خواب‘‘: ایک  تنقیدی مطالعہ

ڈِمپلا دیوی ۔ ریسرچ اسکالر شعبہ اردو جموں یونیورسٹی

← داستانوی رنگ و آہنگ کا تخلیق کار:ابنِ کنول

پروفیسر آفتاب احمد آفاقی شعبۂ اردو ،بنارس ہندو یونیورسٹی، وارانسی

← پروفیسر ’’ابن کنول‘‘ اردو ادب کی روشنی میں

ڈاکٹر محمد طالب انصاری، ایسوسیٹ پروفیسر، کالج آف ایجوکیشن، مولانا آزاد نیشنل اردو یونی ورسٹی، حیدرآباد

← ابن کنول:   ادبی خدمات

ڈاکٹر عبدالرّحمٰن، ریختہ فاؤنڈیشن، نوئیڈا، اترپردیش

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تنویر احمد، ریسرچ اسکالرشعبہ اردو     دہلی یونیورسٹی،دہلی-۱۱۰۰۰۷

← پروفیسر ابن کنول : تعلیمی خیالات اور ادبی خدمات”

سونو رجک ریسرچ اسکالر مانو کالج آف ٹیچر ایجوکیشن دربھنگہ(بہار)

← ابن کنول کی شخصیت اور ادبی خدمات

ڈاکٹر محمد شاہد زیدی ، اسٹنٹ پروفیسر اردو گورنمنٹ  پی ۔ جی۔ کالج سوائی   مادھوپور (راجستھان )

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Urdu Literature in The Digital Age: Opportunities and Challenges

• May 11, 2023

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The growing popularity of digital media and accessing the internet as the primary source of information, has changed the world in various ways. It has also shaped different languages and literature differently. For instance, Urdu literature has been impacted by the digital age as well.

Since social media websites and information and entertainment are available in abundance online, people nowadays do not spend time reading books, poetry or novels and rather, prefer to entertain themselves via social media and other platforms like Netflix and YouTube. Since the citizens of Pakistan aren’t widely known for their reading habits and young adults or young children do not usually show an interest in Urdu literature, the publishing trends have gone down as writers believe that this market will not provide them with much profit. This has thus negatively impacted Urdu literature.

 Moreover, as compared to other renowned languages like English or French, Urdu literature has been a little less accessible online as people do not widely search for Urdu literature on the internet. Moreover, those people who are fluent in Urdu literature or are working in that field as writers or poets may face problems when it comes to the digitalization of the language. That is because the writers and poets themselves may find it difficult to first focus on their literature and then focus on digitizing it as well. Furthermore, the common man of Pakistan is not tech-savvy to the level that he can digitize literature on his own. This is perhaps due to Pakistan not having enough resources available to teach the public about the digital age and train people accordingly. Moreover, since the economy of Pakistan is already struggling, preserving and promoting the language of Pakistan is not the primary concern of the government. Thus, digitizing Urdu literature is commonly deemed unimportant and is thus disregarded.

Moreover, when it comes to digitizing any literary works, the publisher must have relevant information regarding copyrights so the publisher can protect the work of people and ensure that it is not plagiarized. However, since not many people are aware of the digitization process, they may not even be aware of the copyrights and the problems regarding plagiarism. Thus, people may struggle with getting the necessary documentation and legal work done to make their Urdu literature accessible online and keep it protected as well.

However, even though it may be commonly assumed that the digital age has not been much beneficial for Urdu literature, and has caused harm to Urdu literature, that may not be the case. That is because just like English newspapers and English news channels are available online, Urdu newspapers like Jung and Urdu news channels like Dawn and Geo are available online and can be easily accessed by their websites and YouTube channels as well.

Moreover, some websites solely focus on publishing Urdu blogs, establishing Urdu digital libraries, and publishing Urdu e-books as well. Not just that, but Urdu literature has gained popularity on social media platforms as well because Urdu poetry and novels are deemed aesthetic by young adults and thus, are shared over social media in the form of video edits for Instagram posts. This social media discourse regarding Urdu literature has aided in its popularity over social media and has led to people showing an increased interest towards reading Urdu poetry and Urdu novels which contain those specific quotes or dialogues which resonate with social media users. Moreover, some clothing brands promote Urdu literature on social media as well by marketing clothing items and accessories which have Urdu literature and Urdu alphabets printed on them. This has sparked the interest of many social media users to research Urdu literature. Moreover, some social media are solely dedicated to promoting Urdu literature and posting famous Drama clips on social media where the dialogues highlight the competency of the writers and encourage people to read the works of those writers.

As for the publishing trends regarding Urdu literature, some Urdu literary works are re-printed for universities and schools as Urdu is a compulsory subject in Pakistan. Thus, this re-printing allows Urdu works to be published and accessible to the new generation. Fortunately, for students who may struggle with the language, there are many websites available which offer online Urdu tuition to students.

Moreover, the Karachi Literature Festival takes place annually in Karachi and Urdu literature is widely discussed in the festival and some famous writers, narrators, and poets even promote their books and make them available for sale in the festival. Thus, impacting the publishing of Urdu literature. Not just that, but the Arts Council in Karachi encourages people to connect with Urdu literature and language as well as many writers host discussions regarding their book at the Arts Council. Moreover, many theater plays also take place in the Arts Council such as ‘Angan Terha’ which are written by famous and esteemed Urdu writers like Anwar Maqsood. This shows that there are avenues and channels in Pakistan where Urdu literature is promoted.

Thus, even though Urdu literature has faced some challenges due to the advent of the digital era, it has provided Urdu literature with new opportunities as well. With the right amount of support and encouragement, Urdu literature can benefit from the digital era and combat the challenges as well.

• How can the challenges faced by digitization be overcome?

One way of overcoming these challenges is by providing support to Urdu writers publicly in the form of investment and public support, to give Urdu literature the means it deserves to be digitized properly. For instance, teaching Urdu writers about copyrights and promoting Urdu literature in a way that becomes widely available on online reading websites and digital libraries. Furthermore, promoting Urdu literary works via social media channels as well.

• What is the future of Urdu literature in the digital age?

In the digital age where Urdu shows and movies are internationally recognized, a bit more support can result in the bright future of Urdu literature as social media and Urdu entertainment have the power that is required to make Urdu literature widely recognizable and appreciable. Thus, the future of Urdu literature is bright in the digital age.

• What are some of the steps I should take if I want my child to learn Urdu literature effectively?

Firstly, you should try to cultivate a reading habit of Urdu books and poetry in your children. Moreover, you can consult the Urdu teachers at your child’s educational institutions to help your child in learning the language. Fortunately, there are many websites available online if you need additional help, which provide a wide variety of Urdu tutors who could aid your child in learning Urdu literature effectively.

• How can digital media be used to promote Urdu literature?

In the era of digital media, promoting anything has become easier. Urdu literature can easily be promoted on digital media as well via having YouTube channels dedicated to Urdu literature for instance or conducting interviews with famous Urdu writers. Moreover, social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook can use relevant keywords and increase the reach of Urdu literary content as well.

• What are some of the most famous Urdu literary works?

The is a wide variety of Urdu literary works and ranges from genres like non-fiction, fiction, poetry, comedy, and even drama. Some of the famous Urdu literary works have been penned by Mirza Ghalib, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Saadat Hasan Manto, and Ismat Chugtai. In the current era, Anwar Maqsood and Farhat Ishtiaq are famous for their literary works as well.

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Exploring behavioral intention to use telemedicine services post covid-19: a cross sectional study in saudi arabia.

• 1 Medical Informatics Unit, Medical Education Department, College of Medicine, King Saud Univeristy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• 2 College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• 3 Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• 4 College of Languages, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• 5 Evidence-Based Health Care & Knowledge Translation Research Chair, Department of Family & Community Medicine Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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While telemedicine offers significant benefits, there remain substantial knowledge gaps in the literature, particularly regarding its use in Saudi Arabia. This study aims to explore health consumers' behavioral intention to use telemedicine examining the associated factors such as eHealth literacy and attitudes toward telemedicine services. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted to collect data on demographics, health status, internet skills, attitudes toward telemedicine, and eHealth literacy. An online survey was administered at two large public gatherings in Riyadh. The eHEALS-Pl scale was used to measure perceived eHealth literacy levels, and data analysis was performed using SPSS (IBM Corp.Results: There were 385 participants, with an equal distribution of genders. The largest age group was 18-20 years old (57%). Nearly half of the participants were neither employed nor students, while 43% had access to governmental hospitals through employment. 71% reported proficiency in using the internet. Health-wise, 47% rated their health as excellent, and 56% did not have medical insurance.87% expressed a high likelihood of using telemedicine if offered by a provider. Participants were categorized based on their eHealth Literacy scores, with 54% scoring low and 46% scoring high. Overall, participants showed positive attitudes toward telemedicine, with 82% agreeing that it saves time, money, and provides access to specialized care. About half of the participants perceived the process of seeing a doctor through telemedicine video as complex. Both eHealth Literacy and attitudes toward telemedicine showed a statistically significant association with the intention to use telemedicine (p < 0.001). There was a positive and significant correlation between eHealth Literacy and attitudes (ρ =0.460; p < 0.001). Multivariate ordinal regression analysis revealed that the odds for a high likelihood of intention to use telemedicine significantly increased with positive attitudes (p < 0.001). Mediation analysis confirmed the significant mediating role of attitudes toward telemedicine in the relationship between eHealth Literacy and the intention to use telemedicine.The findings underline the importance of enhancing health literacy and consumer attitudes toward telemedicine, particularly during the healthcare digital transformation we are experiencing globally. This is crucial for promoting increased acceptance and utilization of telemedicine services beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Telemedicine, attitudes, Behavioral Intention, EHealth literacy, Post COVID-19, Saudi Arabia

Received: 14 Feb 2024; Accepted: 05 Apr 2024.

Copyright: © 2024 Aldekhyyel, Alshuaibi, Alsaaid, Bin Moammar, Alanazy, Namshah, Altassan, Aldekhyyel and Jamal. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Raniah N. Aldekhyyel, Medical Informatics Unit, Medical Education Department, College of Medicine, King Saud Univeristy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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