“ مکلی میں مرگ” : ایک نئی جہت

Archaeology is part and parcel of anthropology. Early researches of anthropology were based upon archaeology. Archaeological record consists of artifacts , architecture, bioafacts or ecofacts and cultural landscapes. Cultural sites and architecture of any country tells the story of its old civilization. Dr. Ghafir Shahzad is a famous poet, novelist and architecture of Pakistan . His novel “Makli Mein Marg” is a unique novel in archeological perspective. He is very well experienced in his architecture field. “Makli Mein Marg” represents the different philosophies and concepts of death and life according to religious and non religious view points. The title of novel revolves around an international conference on the topic of Buildings and Architecture, which had been held at an archeological site of “Makli graveyard ” situated in Famous Sindh Civilization .The Makli is Asia’s largest graveyard, where the Knights, Nawabs and Rajas of their times had been buried, was chosen due to his historical and archaeological value. The novel reveals the truth that how different religious personalities make spaces in people’s heart and mind. Even the on mass level people don’t know how they were in the real life. Blind believes make the people the“Mureed” of that unseen person and they happily destroy sometimes, their whole life to make the dead person happy. The novelist has mentioned some very famous tombs and mausoleum of Sindh and Punjab as well, like Hazrat Sultan Bahu, Hazrat Usman Hajvery(Data Darbaar), Bi Bi Pak Daman etc. and many historical places of Mughals. The Novel also explains the scenarios of the renovations of tombs and mausoleum politically. Some characters in the different situations looks like some real life characters of Pakistan. It is a very unique novel of 21 st century’s Urdu novels in Pakistan.