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Mustansar Hussain Tarar - Rapunzel - 06-06-2011 Is a Pakistani author, actor, former radio show host, compere and enthusiast. Having made a name for himself by taking the mantle in Pakistan's mountaineering community, Mustansar Hussain is widely recognized as one of the most famous and well known personalities in both Pakistan and the rest of the world. Though the origin of his fame and decadence is usually considered to be his established and decorated career and as a writer, Tarar can also be recognized as the foremost endorser for tourism projects in Northern areas of Pakistan, having exorbitantly increased the array of tourist exposure to the areas in question by becoming both a mountaineer and an adventure author who uses these locations as backdrops for his storylines. Early life Mustansar was born in 'jokalian' a small town in Punjab, Pakistan. He spent his early childhood in the village. However he was destined to live some precious moments of his life in the lively city Lahore. So the fate played its tricks, and his family moved to culturally rich Lahore. His father Rehmat Khan Tarar opened a small seed store that flourished into sub-continent's lead seed supplier company. Mr Tarar got his schooling from Rang Mehal Mission High School and Muslim Model High School, Lahore. He, then got admission in Government College Lahore, a college that owns the credit to polish several intellectuals of Pakistan. In somewhat around 1950's, he went to London for higher studies. In London, he spent much of his time in watching and enjoying movies, doing theater and reading books. In 1957, he attended the World Youth Festival in Moscow and wrote a book named 'Fakhta' (Dove) on that experience. Accomplishments and literary significance Mustansar Hussain's literary proficiency as an author often overshadows the fact that he has been an active mountaineer for a very extensive period of time. Having embarked upon several painstaking and challenging tasks such as the ascension of K-2 and the surpassing of the treacherous "Chitti Buoi" Glacier (translated as a glacier with large crevasses). More significantly, both of Mustansar Hussain's professions often intertwine and relate, since he uses his experiences on his expeditions as compilations or travelogues. Though some of his publications have met lukewarm reactions due to supposed exaggeration, he reflects on this predicament with the notion that "words or even pictures cannot successfully express the beauty and splendour of nature in its true spirit." Tarar opines in a similar manner to the portrayal of environments and localities in other adventure novels. As such, in one of his books, he advises his critics to live through similar experience before criticizing because most people cannot dare go through such dangerous sporting experience of high altitude trekking. This advise is further testified through the respect and regard that Tarar carries in Pakistani climbing community. Pakistan's biggest mountaineering names like Nazir Sabir (first Pakistani climber on Everest and among the only few Pakistanis to have summitted K2) and Rajab Shah also regard Tarar as one of their motivations although both of these climbers hail from the Northern Areas where livelihood of a lot of people is through being high altitude guide and porters. Tarar is a household name in the Northern Areas of Pakistan and people in remotest northern areas take pride in being his hosts during his visits and expeditions. Tarar's first book Nikley Teri Talaash Main, a travelogue of Europe was published in 1971, led to new trend in Urdu literature as SAFAR NAMA, he has so far over forty titles to his credit which include all genre of literature; travelogues, novels, short stories and collection of his newspaper columns and Television dramas. He has been the best-seller fiction writer of Pakistan for the last fifteen years. Career Returning London, he met Majeed Nizami the editor of Nawai waqt, the famous Pakistani newspaper. During those days Majeed was in London as a reporter for the newspaper. He suggested Mustansar to write a travelogue of Russia .This marks the starting of Mustansar's literary life. His first literary writing was a travelogue , " London Say Moscow Taq " that was published in three episodes. After this literary endeavor he returned to his homeland, Pakistan.For a short period he looked after the business of his father. Meanwhile he got the chance to act for PTV.He also succeeded in establishing himself as a good actor. It's testimony is that Ashfaq Ahmed chose him to act for one of his plays, Qurat-ul-Ain. In 1969 he travelled seventeen European countries. On his return he wrote the travelogue, ' Niklay Teri Talash Main ' (???? ???? ???? ???). This travelogue has been included by the Moscow University as a content of Urdu course. After the completion of this literary pearl, he remained busy in the research work that meant for another literary creation, the travelogue, ' Undlas May Ajnabi ?(????? ??? ?????.His first novel was, Pyar Ka Pehla Sher ' (???? ?? ???? ???') that is still the best-seller. He wrote this novel by sitting in one of the shops located in the extreme hustle bustle of ' Guwal-Mandi ', Lahore During 1980's he chose the northern areas of Pakistan to be infused in the charismatic beauty with his son Saljook. He wrote twelve travelogues based on the Northern Areas of Pakistan. A lake in Fairy Meadows , a location of northern area of Pakistan has been named after Mustansar Hussain Tarar as , 'Tarar lake'. Mustansar Hussain Tarar - Rapunzel - 06-06-2011 Columns Currently he writes a weekly column for Akhbar-e-Jehan, he also writes a fortnightly column for the English language daily "Dawn" and columns for an Urdu language daily Aaj Daily. He is currently writing a column in Daily Jinnah(Urdu Daily). Books His novel Raakh was nominated as one of the best in the history of sub-continent South-Asia. His books include: Raisani Andulus Mayn Ajnabi Bahhao Bay Izti Kharab Berfeeli Bulandiyan Carvan Sarai CHIK CHUK CHITRAL DASTAAN Dais Huwaa Perdais ( Deyo Saai (????? ??) Dakia aur Jolaha (????? ??? ??????) Gadhay Hamaray Bhai Hain (???? ????? ????? ???) Ghar-e-Hira mien ek Raat Guzara Naheen Hota Gypsi Hazaron Hain Shikway (?????? ??? ????) Hazaron Raastay (?????? ?????) Hunza Dastaan (???? ??????) K-2 Kahani (?? ?? ?????) Kaalaash (?????) Khana Badosh (???? ????) Moorat Mun Wal Kabbey Shariff Nanga Parbat (?????????) Nepal Nagri (????? ????) Niklay Teri Talash Main Pakhairoo Parinday Parwaz Payar Ka Pehla Shehr (???? ?? ???? ???) Putli Peking Ki (???? ????? ??) Qilaa Jangi Qurbat-e-Merg Main Mohabbat Raakh Safar Shumal Kay Shamshaal Baimesaal Shehpar Shuter Murgh Riasat Snow Lake Sunehri Ullo Ka Shaher Yaak Saraey khas-o-khashak zamane Drama Mustansar Hussain Tarar all Books avaiable here He is also the author of many famous drama serials for PTV. Aik Haqeeqat Aik Afsana (One Reality, One Fiction) Hazaron Raastey (Thousands of Paths) Parinda (Bird) Shehpar Sooraj Ke Sath Sath (Along with Sun) Kelash (Name of a tribe) Mustansar Hussain Tarar - mehekk - 06-10-2011 bahut shukriya Rapu sis ...khush rahye