Rauf Parekh

‘The Tale of Genji’, or Genji Monogatari, is often called ‘the world’s first novel’, albeit not without... Published 13 Sep, 2021 06:30am

A Pakistani diplomat’s recollections of his experiences in the foreign service often leave the reader enveloped in a deep air of Published 12 Sep, 2021 11:23am

NAJEEB Ashraf Nadvi was a research scholar, critic, translator and pedagogue, whose discoveries and editing of rare... Published 30 Aug, 2021 07:02am

DURING the British Raj in the subcontinent, English began to borrow words from local languages. Most of this... Published 23 Aug, 2021 06:46am

MOULVI Abdul Haq, often reverently called Baba-i-Urdu, or Father of Urdu, died on Aug 16, 1961 — exactly 60 years... Published 16 Aug, 2021 06:51am

In English, ‘buggy’ means ‘a small car, often without roof or doors,,, Published 09 Aug, 2021 06:57am

IT is surprising to see how much our colonial past has brainwashed us. Published 02 Aug, 2021 07:00am

IT is surprising to see how much our colonial past has brainwashed us. Published 02 Aug, 2021 07:00am

AFTER Shamsur Rahman Far­uqi’s death on Dec 25, 2020, condolences and tributes flooded the online media, as was... Published 26 Jul, 2021 07:00am

NOT all progressives are created equal! Published 19 Jul, 2021 07:11am

WRITING prose is a difficult task. I mean, writing good prose. Some of the master practitioners of writing good Urdu... Published 12 Jul, 2021 06:29am

WE know that the English words and phrases that have their origin in the Indo-Pak subcontinent abound, as works like... Published 05 Jul, 2021 07:06am

“Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone”. Published 28 Jun, 2021 06:50am

WE may term letter-writing a dying art today. Published 21 Jun, 2021 07:03am

JOHN Shakespear (1774-1858) — not William Shakespeare (1564-1616), mind you — was among the British... Published 07 Jun, 2021 07:03am

MUSHFIQ Khwaja (1935-2005) had become an icon of Urdu literature in his lifetime. It was his sparkling wit,... Published 31 May, 2021 07:02am

COMPARATIVE literature is taught as a discipline at some American universities. But the experts in the discipline... Published 24 May, 2021 06:53am

IT is heartening to note that our young researchers and critics are now turning towards modern ... Published 10 May, 2021 06:38am

AN interesting debate that usually ensues in classrooms — during discussions on what poetry is and what really... Published 03 May, 2021 05:45am

ANJUMAN Taraqqi-i-Urdu Hind (ATUH), Delhi, has recently reprinted Armughan-i-Aligarh, a book by Prof Khaliq Ahmed... Published 26 Apr, 2021 07:00am