No doubt, Fasana-i-Ajaaib is Rajab Ali Baig Suroor’s (1785/86-1869) magnum opus giving him a lasting recognition, but ...

MISCONCEPTIONS about Urdu prose abound. Many believe Urdu prose hardly existed before the revolution of 1857. Some feel there has never been any scientific or philosophic prose in Urdu and most of ...

Aligarh, Sept. 25 -- Aligarh :The Maulana Azad Library of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has received a remarkable addition to its collection with the donation of over seven hundred unpublished Urdu ...

Four years ago, when my grandfather was hospitalized in the days leading up to his passing, he under went surgery. Part of the procedure involved having a tube put down his throat. When he woke up, ...

After the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, Christina Xu, 28, felt frustrated about what she sees as a widespread lack of empathy from many people in the Asian-American community. One ...

Editor and translator Rakhshanda Jalil's new anthology begins with a story by one of the four pillars of the modern Urdu short story: Krishan Chander (right). (Images courtesy Rakhshanda Jalil and via ...