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''Funoon'' ur, فنون was an
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literary magazine A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evalu ...
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Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi ( ur, ) born Ahmad Shah Awan ( ur, ) (20 November 1916 - 10 July 2006) was an Urdu language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. He wrote 50 books on topics such as poetry, fictio ...
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Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest ...
, Pakistan. The magazine was started by Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi and Habib Ashar in 1963. The magazine ceased publication in July 2006. Its publication was restarted in 2009.


Introduction

Funoon's main purpose was to bring new and fresh talent to recognition. Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi was the first editor of this magazine. He used to make selections and edit the magazine till 2006.


Sections

The major sections that were always a part of Funoon magazine are: # Tanqeedi mazameen (Essays) # Ghazlen # Nazmen (Poems) # Afsanay (Short stories) # Funoon e latifa (Fine arts) # Mazah (Humor) # Inshaiya (Article)


Restart of publication

The publication of Funoon magazine was restarted in 2009, by Naheed Qasmi and Nayyer Hayat Qasmi. Since then, it is being published continually. Till July 2016, its 137 volumes have been published.


Numbers

There are various numbers published, some of them are "Mirza Ghalib" , "Khadija Mastoor" , "Akhtar Hussain Jafri" , "Parveen Shakir" and "Jadeed Urdu Ghazal Number".


Titles

The first title of Funoon magazine was composed by artist Abd-ur-Rehman Chughtai. Later, most of the titles were prepared by artist, Basheer Mujid. Now its titles are designed by Nafisa Hayat Qasmi.


References

1963 establishments in Pakistan 2006 disestablishments in Pakistan Defunct literary magazines Defunct magazines published in Pakistan Magazines established in 1963 Magazines disestablished in 2006 Literary magazines published in Pakistan Urdu-language magazines Mass media in Lahore {{lit-mag-stub