. ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁musical ▁composer ▁and ▁historian , ▁Ch ag la ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁author , ▁journalist , ▁and ▁writer , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁articles ▁written ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁His ▁works ▁included ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁articles ▁on ▁classical ▁Ur du ▁po ets ▁such ▁as ▁Mir za ▁G hal ib ▁and ▁All ama ▁I q bal ▁and ▁an ▁article ▁on ▁the ▁S ind hi ▁poet ▁Shah ▁Abd ul ▁Lat if ▁Bh it ta i , ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Illustr ated ▁Week ly ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁He ▁also ▁composed ▁music ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Ur du , ▁Gu jar ati , ▁S ind hi ▁and ▁English ▁plays , ▁and ▁composed ▁music ▁on ▁eastern ▁and ▁western ▁instruments ▁for ▁various ▁films . ▁ ▁Ch ag la ▁also ▁author ed ▁several ▁articles ▁on ▁different ▁subjects ▁titled ▁" Some ▁As pect s ▁of ▁I q bal ' s ▁Th ought ", ▁" C ult ural ▁Expression ▁in ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁and ▁in ▁Music ", ▁" P ak istan ▁- ▁The ▁Cru cible ▁of ▁Cult ures ", ▁" Music ▁of ▁Pakistan ", ▁and ▁" Mus lim ▁Cont ribution ▁to ▁Ind o - P ak istan ▁Music ." ▁ ▁Death ▁Ch ag la ▁died ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁in ▁Kar achi , ▁before ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁was ▁officially ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁