Of late, Urdu literary criticism fell victim to superfluous play of words. Oblivious of the principles of critical evaluation,critics now try to judge pieces of literature either according to their own rules or under the influence of western influence. Still they fail to justify their point of view.Such pseudo intellectuals and part-time critics have failed the aim of criticism as their efforts are detached from our classical culture and civilisation which was a benchmark.In this situation,revival of quality criticism rests on the shoulders of a few men of letters.This article analyses the problems faced by Urdu in the field of criticism and point out a dearth of genuine critic.

سمیع،خورشید،ڈاکٹر،ہم اور ہماراادب ،مشمولہ: نئی تنقید کے پیچ وخم، لکھنؤ:نصرت پبلشرز،  ۲۰۰۱ء۔

 خان،عارفہ صبح،اردو تنقید کااصلی چہرہ،لاہور: علم وعرفان پبلشرز،مئی ۲۰۰۹ء۔

 عبداللہ،سیّد، ڈاکٹر،  اُردو شعراء کے تذکرے اور تذکرہ نگاری کا فن، لاہور:مکتبہ جدید،۱۹۵۲ء۔

  عبدالمغنی،  تنقیدی زاویے،علی گڑھ: آصف پبلی کیشنز،۱۹۹۳ء۔

زیدی،علی جواد،   تاریخِ مشاعرہ،نئی دہلی:شانِ ہند پبلیکیشنز،۱۹۹۲ء۔