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Telling Stories

Illustrations: In the Dakhni romantic tale ‘Phulban’, love meets conspiracy and adventure

The verse was composed in 1656 by the court poet Muhammad Mazharuddin Ibn Nishati.

Sunil Sharma
· Dec 25, 2017 · 07:30 pm
From the library shelves: The curious tale of Prophet Solomon and the Phoenix

A profusely illustrated manuscript whose style traces its origin to 18th-century Deccan, it has surprisingly eluded scholarly attention.

Saqib Baburi
· Jan 23, 2017 · 08:30 pm
Manto created characters with great empathy, but how do you encapsulate his life story?

Setting out to make a film on the great Urdu writer, Nandita Das looks at his irrepressibility and his work.

Nandita Das
· Jan 09, 2015 · 12:30 pm