Dr Zoovia Hamiduddin

NON-FICTION: POWER, POLITICS, PARTY AND PAKISTAN

Owen Bennett-Jones’s remarkable latest book is not simply about one dynasty. It is a history of Pakistan from its birth until... Published 20 Dec, 2020 06:59am

NON-FICTION: EUROPE'S CULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS

An engaging, eye-opening and meticulously researched book on architecture and politics lays bare how some of Europ... Published 25 Oct, 2020 07:09am

FICTION: THE APOCALYPSE THEN, AND NOW

Amazing similarities between London of 1665 and New York City of 2020 are evidenced in Daniel Defoe’s classic book documenting... Updated 31 Jul, 2020 07:30am

FICTION: ISMAT'S POLITICAL ALLEGORY

A superb English translation of Ismat Chughtai’s take on India’s Emergency in 1975, which is as prescient now... Published 01 Mar, 2020 07:05am

ESSAY: THE ‘WHITE MUTINY’

The 1884 satirical play The Ilbert Bill is a classic and, like all classics, it is speaks to us even today Updated 16 Sep, 2019 11:23am

ESSAY: CHUGHTAI’S TIMELESS, TIMELY VAMPIRE

Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai’s 1932 novel came to life in the United States 86 years later Published 07 Apr, 2019 07:15am

ESSAY: MISUNDERSTANDING LIHAAF

The poster of a recent film adaptation of Ismat Chughtai’s famed short story indicates that it may yet again be Published 07 Oct, 2018 07:00am

ESSAY: THE FIRST FEMINIST URDU WRITER

Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai’s granddaughter argues that her grandfather was much more than a stellar humourist Published 26 Aug, 2018 07:40am