Stories written by
Asif Farrukhi
-
Opinion: By failing to celebrate the work of its living authors, Pakistan is failing all of society
Two authors received the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz prize posthumously: Fahmida Riaz and Ibn e Safi.
Asif Farrukhi
-
Daisy Rockwell’s translation of ‘Zameen’, Khadija Mastur’s neglected masterpiece, gives it new life
Published in the 1980s, the novel tells the story of a woman caught in the upheaval of the Partition.
Asif Farrukhi
-
‘Cosmopolitan Dreams’: A vital book charts Urdu’s journey from newsprint to novel
From Ratan Nath Sarshar’s ‘Oudh Akhbar’ to his picaresque ‘Fasana-i-Azad’, Jennifer Dubrow’s book sheds much-needed light on a popular culture phenomenon.
Asif Farrukhi
Trending
-
Four strange symptoms of Covid-19 you might not have heard about
-
Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
-
Watch: How a San Francisco traffic barricade became a place of worship for Hindus in the 1990s
-
DU professor booked for social media post about claimed shivling in Gyanvapi mosque
-
From Babri to Gyanvapi, how India’s courts have helped escalate Hindutva claims on mosques
-
A man is missing because he cannot engage with his daily life. A novel is written about him.
Manzoor Ahtesham’s ‘The Tale Of The Missing Man’ is a novel in translation that needs an Indian readership.
Asif Farrukhi
-
How the shadow of the battle of Karbala has shaped Urdu literature
Events that took place on a far-off battlefield exactly 1,337 years ago have exerted a defining influence on Urdu literary tradition.
Asif Farrukhi