The short-story, is one of the most important literary subgenres in Urdu literature, despite its relative youth. This was influenced by western and literary concepts and tendencies, as well as the contemporary industrial and mechanized environment. The literature that can help to provide permanent comfort and peace to the life of a common man breathing in a fragmented society and an oppressive system is undoubtedly 'Literature for Life'. Sohail Azeemabadi has highlighted the conflict between the two classes of Bihar province with artistic beauty and honesty in his stories. If he has exposed the atrocities of the powerful class, he has not concealed the weaknesses of the farmers and laborers. Despite this artistic honesty, his sympathy is with the laborers and farmers. This book "Sharaabi (The Drunkard)" is a collection of short stories written by renown writer of progressive literary movement Sohail Azeemabadi. / سہیل عظیم آبادی نے صوبہ بہار کے دو طبقوں کی آویزش کو فنی خوبصورتی اور دیانتداری سے اپنے افسانوں میں اجاگر کیا ہے۔ اگر طاقتور طبقے کے مظالم کو بےنقاب کیا ہے تو کسانوں اور مزدوروں کی کمزوریوں پر بھی پردہ نہیں ڈالا۔ اس فنی صداقت کے باوجود ان کی ہمدردی مزدوروں اور کسانوں کے ساتھ ہے۔