Musharraf Ali Farooqi

An interview with the renowned poet Afzal Ahmed Syed Published 30 Aug, 2015 06:43am

The evil hakim, who plumbed the mysteries of the heart with the changing pulse, cured her. Updated 13 Apr, 2014 07:45pm

Ibn-e Sina could never quite recover from what he had discovered in the prince’s specimen. Updated 30 Mar, 2014 05:26pm

On April 21, 1521, exactly five years before the day he was killed along with his master in the battle of Panipat,... Published 16 Mar, 2014 05:17am

The harem of the commander of the faithful was abuzz with rumours about the new girl to be inducted into the ranks ... Updated 02 Mar, 2014 11:05am

SOME of the most invaluable learning experiences in any creative activity are the doubting and reflection we undergo... Published 24 Feb, 2014 07:59am

The smelly sheikh sat atop the edges of the raised pool and supervised the cleaning. Sometimes he uttered threats in... Published 16 Feb, 2014 08:16am

MANY years ago, at a gathering of friends, I met a well-known Urdu writer. At some point during the conversation, he... Published 10 Feb, 2014 07:00am

They called it the Great Migration of the Prostitutes. From the 1570s they were pouring into Fatehpur Sikri from all... Published 02 Feb, 2014 08:09am

Having earned renown for his talents as a eunuch while living incognito as one for fear of his brother-in-law King... Published 19 Jan, 2014 07:58am

The news of the humanoid creature falling from outer space into the Shivalik mountains was at first greeted with.... Published 05 Jan, 2014 07:30am

Around the beginning of 1579, people began hearing reports of the new palace being constructed by Emperor Akbar... Published 22 Dec, 2013 08:01am

The Mongol horde led by Genghis Khan himself had arrived outside Nishapur shortly after the spring blossoms in April... Published 08 Dec, 2013 09:53am

It is said that Sultan Sikander Lodi possessed occult knowledge, which included knowledge of the most private and... Published 24 Nov, 2013 07:51am

The anonymous master who had introduced the new genre in Indian miniature art was never heard from again. The ... Published 10 Nov, 2013 07:59am

Before Sikander Lodi arrived to give audience, his assembled nobles had been overpowered by a fragrance that wafted... Published 27 Oct, 2013 07:04am

There are narratives fairer and more permanent than history where great heroes live. The reed pens of the scribes ... Updated 14 Oct, 2013 02:47pm

In his portrait Niccolao Manucci has the appearance of a dandy. He is dressed in striped pyjamas, and an angarkha... Published 29 Sep, 2013 07:48am