CONFERENCE: ZORRO AT THE URDU CONFERENCE
In its 12th edition, the International Urdu Conference expanded to include other Pakistani languages and politics and in
POETRY: SETTING THE STANDARD
Syed Nomanul Haq meticulously turns a compiled version of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s collected works into a critical one and thus
INTERVIEW: ‘WOMEN WANT TO TELL SOMEBODY ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES AND THEIR IDEAS’ — SYRA RASHID VAHIDY
The project was initiated in memory of my mother, Zeenat Haroon Rashid, who passed away in 2017. All her life she had
COLUMN: THE BROKEN ROPE
For those who have moved across places, there is a town where they dwell and there is a town which dwells inside...
FICTION: THE AUNT'S TALE
Margaret Atwood’s sequel to her iconic The Handmaid’s Tale may not live up to its prequel, but is remarkable for its
NON-FICTION: LOVE AND SACRIFICE IN TIMES OF GENOCIDE
A true account of the harrowing ordeal and journey to eventual survival of a father and son is one of the finest
NON-FICTION: FOOD FOR THOUGHT
A philosopher’s recounting of philosophical traditions whets the appetite for reflection
COLUMN: MODERNISM AND MYSTICISM
Words are the medium of expression for humans ... but words also put limitations, boundaries. God is free from...
FICTION: FINDING THE ‘RIGHT ONE’
A debut novel set amongst a desi immigrant family in the US tackles the thorny issue of the search for the perfect
NON-FICTION: SYMBOLS OF SAVAGERY
An analysis of the rise of the so-called ‘Islamic State’ presents a unique look at its narratives through a South Asian
NON-FICTION: HOW THE EAST WAS WON
An excellent introduction to 1700s’ South Asia, William Dalrymple’s latest book offers much more food for thought for
COLUMN: NUSRAT'S IMPACT ON FICTION
Recently Rahat Fateh Ali Khan played the arena in my home city of Leeds — four hours of liquid gold vocalisation. ...
FICTION: SUPERNATURAL HISTORIES
A debut novel makes an impact as a captivating story, combining historical fiction with a touch of both supernatural as
NON-FICTION: A DICTIONARY OF THE STREET
Naseer Turabi compiles a dictionary of Urdu slang and the vernacular
POETRY: ‘MAD HEART, BE BRAVE!’
Agha Shahid Ali’s “shrine of words” speaks to Kashmir’s curfewed heart
COLUMN: THREE TIDES FROM THE WEST
Reading on BBC2 about a series of programmes on the novels focusing on empire and race that shaped our world, I recalled
LITBUZZ
A tiny work of literature created by Charlotte Bronte — the eldest of the three Bronte sisters, and author of the novel
BOOKS IN BRIEF
A historical and contemporary political record and analysis that explains the evolution of the ideology from the margins
NON-FICTION: 9/11 AND ITS DISCONTENTS
A book of essays presents insights into the seminal event and its repercussions from a wide range of academic and
FICTION: BEYOND THE PALE
Zadie Smith’s first short story collection occupies a remote corner of a universe in which conventional notions of time
NON-FICTION: UP THE TOILET
With November 19 being World Toilet Day, a book from Indian Gujarat charts the challenges and success of a programme to