NAJMUL Ghani Rampuri’s Bahr-ul-Fasaahat (1885) is one of the most authentic and most comprehensive books written ... Published Jun 25, 2019 06:55am

WHEN a famous fast food chain advertised its products in China... Published Jun 18, 2019 07:13am

A language purist tries to ‘prescribe’ how to use a language. Updated Jun 10, 2019 08:33am

“A long time ago, the then prime minister of Pakistan was on an official visit to Germany. He was speaking in... Published Jun 03, 2019 07:27am

Her name's hardly mentioned in books that record the biographical data and obituaries of Urdu poets and writers. Published May 28, 2019 09:41am

FATE plays strange games with some writers. Stars of fame shine on them for a while and then they are forgotten as ... Published May 28, 2019 07:00am

NEWSPAPERS do not merely report events. They reflect civilisation and culture. Much of human struggle in modern... Published May 20, 2019 07:11am

THERE is a difference bet­ween a traveller and a tourist. Any ordinary passenger can be a traveller, but a tourist,... Published May 13, 2019 07:04am

CONTRARY to Fort William College, which was established in Calcutta in 1800 to teach local languages and some... Published May 07, 2019 06:57am

NAAT poetry in Urdu has a long history, but, surprisingly, it was not until the latter half of the 20th century that ... Published Apr 30, 2019 06:56am

ONE of the most distinguished contemporary research scholars of Urdu, literary historian, critic, lexicographer,... Published Apr 23, 2019 06:59am

IT has become a trend in recent years to commemorate the centennial or bicentennial of a writer or poet, and it is ... Published Apr 16, 2019 07:01am

IRFAN Javed is a voracious reader and a writer, too. He writes fiction, pen-sketches and, perhaps for a change,... Published Apr 09, 2019 07:01am

EVERY year, in the first week of April, International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated. It is meant to... Published Apr 02, 2019 06:42am

IT is quite strange but true that several foreigners have carried out monumental research on many Pakistani... Published Mar 26, 2019 07:06am

THOUGH the Arabic word ‘hakeem’ now in Urdu means a practitioner of eastern medicine or physician... Published Mar 18, 2019 07:01am

PROF Reynold A. Nicholson (1868-1945) was an orientalist. A renowned scholar and professor of Arabic and Persian at... Published Mar 11, 2019 07:20am

They depict how women perceive the world and how they feel about it. Published Mar 05, 2019 01:41pm

IN the realm of literature, just like many other domains, women have come a long way. Urdu literature, too, ... Published Mar 05, 2019 07:07am

Inducing a well-known personality to talk candidly, then listening carefully and reporting it honestly but in an... Published Feb 25, 2019 07:26am