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تحقیق نامہ

Department of Urdu, Government College University Lahore
ISSN (print): 1997-7611
ISSN (online): 2706-6991

ڈاکٹر نجیبہ عارف کے ناول ”مکھوٹا“ کا نفسیاتی و سماجی مطالعہ

  • Sayda Almas Zahra/
  • Shahida Rasool/
  • December 16, 2025
Keywords
Postmodern Fiction, Identity Crisis, Intertextuality, Metafiction, Symbolic Imagery, Rural Urban Divide, Migration and Displacement
Abstract

In Mukhota, Dr. Najeeba Arif highlights the fracturing layers of individual and collective identity within the rural and urban landscape of Punjab through a complex web of postmodern narration. Divided into three sections “Dhoop” (Sunlight), “Saaye” (Shadows), and “Teeragi” (Darkness) the novel presents Salima’s educational struggle and her pursuit of self-realization amid historical upheavals, class-bound constraints, and psychological dilemmas. Through the use of intertextuality, metafiction, and symbolic imagery, the narrative explores existential loss, the conflict between appearance and reality, and the effects of migration. Ultimately, Mukhota frames the “mask” as a personal and cultural metaphor, inviting the reader to reflect on the hidden costs of progress and the inner journey toward coherence.

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Zahra, S. A., & . (2025). ڈاکٹر نجیبہ عارف کے ناول ”مکھوٹا“ کا نفسیاتی و سماجی مطالعہ. تحقیق نامہ, 37(27), 28–38. http://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6940ee3070a24/page

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[1]Zahra, S.A. and 2025. ڈاکٹر نجیبہ عارف کے ناول ”مکھوٹا“ کا نفسیاتی و سماجی مطالعہ. تحقیق نامہ. 37, 27 (Dec. 2025), 28–38.
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(1)Zahra, S. A.; . ڈاکٹر نجیبہ عارف کے ناول ”مکھوٹا“ کا نفسیاتی و سماجی مطالعہ. تحقیق نامہ 2025, 37 (27), 28–38.
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ZAHRA, Sayda Almas; . ڈاکٹر نجیبہ عارف کے ناول ”مکھوٹا“ کا نفسیاتی و سماجی مطالعہ. تحقیق نامہ, v. 37, n. 27, p. 28–38, 16 Dec.2025.
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[1]S. A. Zahra and , “ڈاکٹر نجیبہ عارف کے ناول ”مکھوٹا“ کا نفسیاتی و سماجی مطالعہ”, تحقیق نامہ, vol. 37, no. 27, pp. 28–38, Dec. 2025, Accessed: May 25, 2026. [Online]. Available: http://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6940ee3070a24/page
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Zahra, Sayda Almas, and . “ڈاکٹر نجیبہ عارف کے ناول ”مکھوٹا“ کا نفسیاتی و سماجی مطالعہ”. تحقیق نامہ, vols. 37, nos. 27, Dec. 2025, pp. 28–38, http://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6940ee3070a24/page.
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Zahra, Sayda Almas, and . “ڈاکٹر نجیبہ عارف کے ناول ”مکھوٹا“ کا نفسیاتی و سماجی مطالعہ”. تحقیق نامہ 37, no. 27 (December 16, 2025): 28–38. Accessed May 25, 2026. http://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6940ee3070a24/page.
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1.Zahra SA, . ڈاکٹر نجیبہ عارف کے ناول ”مکھوٹا“ کا نفسیاتی و سماجی مطالعہ. تحقیق نامہ [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 16 [cited 2026 May 25];37(27):28–38. Available from: http://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6940ee3070a24/page
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1.Zahra SA, . ڈاکٹر نجیبہ عارف کے ناول ”مکھوٹا“ کا نفسیاتی و سماجی مطالعہ. تحقیق نامہ. 2025;37(27):28–38. Accessed May 25, 2026. http://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6940ee3070a24/page

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Author(s):

M.Phil Scholar, Department of Urdu, The Women University Multan

Pakistan

  • almaszahra55@gmail.com

Shahida Rasool

Assistant Professor

Department of Urdu, The Women University, Multan

Pakistan

  • shahidarasool9@gmail.com

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Type: Article
Volume: 37
Issue: 27
Language: Urdu
Id: 6940ee3070a24
Pages 28 - 38
Published December 16, 2025

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