Nyla Daud

POETRY: THE PAINTED IQBAL

POETRY: THE PAINTED IQBAL

An illustrated and translated version of Allama Iqbal’s Payaam-i-Mashriq opens up the great poet’s Persian work even for the... Published 04 Aug, 2024 09:08am
FICTION: THE PAIN OF SILENCES

FICTION: THE PAIN OF SILENCES

A sophomore novel is a poignant tale of three generations of a Pakistani immigrant family in the UK and about psychological wounds Published 07 Jul, 2024 07:53am
CULTURE: WONDER, SHE WROTE

CULTURE: WONDER, SHE WROTE

The host of a women writers’ retreat in Abbottabad reflects on how this shared experience helped the participants face up to what Published 07 Apr, 2024 06:46am
NON-FICTION: JOURNEYS OF THE SELF

NON-FICTION: JOURNEYS OF THE SELF

A collection of offbeat Urdu essays on ordinary and not-so-ordinary travel destinations transforms into poetic reflections Published 10 Mar, 2024 07:25am
CULTURE: THE MYSTIQUE OF FAIZ

CULTURE: THE MYSTIQUE OF FAIZ

Eleven years since its inception, what is it about Lahore’s Faiz Festival that continues to draw more and more people to it? Published 03 Mar, 2024 08:27am
SOCIETY: WORDS TO THE MASSES

SOCIETY: WORDS TO THE MASSES

Small mobile libraries in Lahore are opening up a whole new world of knowledge and recreation for communities and turning books Published 24 Dec, 2023 06:31am
NON-FICTION: TREKKING IN ZIARAT

NON-FICTION: TREKKING IN ZIARAT

Salman Rashid’s latest book could well be used as a travel guidebook as well as an absorbing bedtime read Updated 31 Dec, 2023 08:49am
NON-FICTION: BORN WITHOUT PERMISSION

NON-FICTION: BORN WITHOUT PERMISSION

An English translation of a woman’s story brings forth with great poignancy and spirit what a whole generation of children went... Published 29 Oct, 2023 07:03am
FICTION: CONTROL AND REBELLION

FICTION: CONTROL AND REBELLION

A page-turner of a dystopian novel about a future one-party United Kingdom that harshly enforces a one-child policy is as much... Published 01 Oct, 2023 06:53am
FICTION: AROMA THERAPY

FICTION: AROMA THERAPY

Historian Aanchal Malhotra’s debut novel is a story of deep love spread across four generations, and is steeped in scents Published 13 Aug, 2023 08:24am
TRAVEL: A DEOSAI ADVENTURE

TRAVEL: A DEOSAI ADVENTURE

Deosai in Skardu is the second highest plateau in the world. The journey to it is as wondrous as the place itself. But better... Published 18 Jun, 2023 07:09am
ARCHITECTURE: THE ART OF MUD

ARCHITECTURE: THE ART OF MUD

Village women in pockets across Pakistan create mud filigree art as ornamentation for their mud houses. But while the... Published 12 Mar, 2023 07:15am
FICTION: AMBITION VERSUS EMOTIONS

FICTION: AMBITION VERSUS EMOTIONS

Tahmima Anam’s latest, futuristic novel is about technology, ambition, creativity, business and tornado-like undercurrents of... Published 12 Feb, 2023 09:37am
NON-FICTION: THE SUFI CIRCUIT

NON-FICTION: THE SUFI CIRCUIT

Merging the personal and the public, this highly readable book will appeal to serious academics and to shrine culture’s die-har... Published 01 Jan, 2023 08:50am
ESSAY: THE CLOSURE OF BELONGING

ESSAY: THE CLOSURE OF BELONGING

Although it has been 75 years since Partition, the loss of family homes and prized possessions continues to weigh heavy on some Updated 21 Nov, 2022 08:53pm
NON-FICTION: LETTERS TO MY FATHER

NON-FICTION: LETTERS TO MY FATHER

Moneeza Hashmi’s book is a debt of honour to Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s fans, who would have known nothing about the sentiments Faiz the... Published 04 Sep, 2022 11:10am
FICTION: THE UNDERBELLY OF SOCIETY

FICTION: THE UNDERBELLY OF SOCIETY

Ali Akbar Natiq’s sophomore novel touches upon so many disturbing facets of society that one is left reeling... Published 12 Jun, 2022 08:58am