Insha'iya is such a popular and favorite genre of prose literature that, despite looking like an essay, has a different style from an essay. Insha'iya is actually an uncomplicated, life-filled statement of the truths of life, which includes elegance, philosophy of life and charm of style. This book "Bahr-e-Tabassum (Sea of smiles)" contains a selected light-essays written by renown Urdu Humorist Shaukat Thanvi.