A critical reading of the dastan fiction in Urdu unveils the glorification of violence
Published 27 Mar, 2016 07:20am
On the portrayal of women in the Tilism-i Hoshruba
Published 07 Feb, 2016 12:05pm
On the underlying themes in the dastan tradition of the subcontinent
Updated 14 Dec, 2015 01:44pm
Towards an analysis and social history of the dastan in the subcontinent
Published 01 Nov, 2015 07:07am
On the controversial translation of Garcin de Tassy’s three-volume Histoire de la Litératture Hindoui et Hindoustanie
Updated 16 Sep, 2015 02:04pm
Tracing the rise and fall of the language in the subcontinent
Published 05 Jul, 2015 06:20am
Tracing the roots and origins of Urdu
Published 26 Apr, 2015 07:43am
IN one of the many inconsequential literary sittings, where mostly inexperienced Urdu poets and writers present ...
Published 08 Feb, 2015 06:51am
THE interesting phenomenon of the linguistic and literary culture of Urdu that I am going to talk about here, and...
Published 11 Jan, 2015 06:52am
In my first visit to Calcutta in early 1982, one person I wanted to meet was Badal Sircar, the accomplished Bengali...
Updated 16 Sep, 2013 03:59pm
Most Muslim boys and girls growing up in Pakistan in the early 1970s are likely to have learned the Arabic text of...
Published 08 Sep, 2013 08:52am
Hiranand Showkiram Advani, popularly known as Sadhu Hiranand, born in Hyderabad, Sindh, lived only for 30 years ...
Published 01 Sep, 2013 08:20am
When I am distressed by the politics of our subcontinent, I lose myself in a dream. I imagine sailing to Cox’s Bazar.
Updated 26 Aug, 2013 12:41pm
Ajmal Kamal takes a look at how Pakistan's history shaped Urdu literature and its writers.
Updated 10 Aug, 2013 04:18pm
