It is evident that the Progressive Movement in the Subcontinent started in the objective condition prevailing at that time. In the beginning some men of letters attributed Progressive Criticism to Marxism. But as Dr. Qamar Raees has clarified, it was not a mechanical approach towards criticism. The main emphasis is on social context of literature. In this perspective, two progressive critics, Syed Sibte Hasan and Zoe Ansari can be termed as the important founders of Progressive Criticism in Urdu. Both of them give equal importance to social context of literature as well as the classical and cultural heritage of the society.