Toward the end of the late Indian writer Ismat Chughtai’s short story “Mutti Maalish,” Ratti Bai, a hospital maid, describes to an upper-class patient two methods of abortion used by poor women in ...

URDU short story is now over 100 years old, though the reply to the question ‘When did it exactly begin?’ may be a bit disputed. Urdu’s three different short story writers are mentioned as ‘the real ...

Renowned Urdu story writer Mazharul Islam's latest work of fiction is a fantasy novel titled "Zindagi Nay Mur Kar Shaitan Ke Qatil Ko Dekha Aur Muskurai". It has been described as a combination of ...

'Fiction' is among the words that have been borrowed by Urdu from the English language but this loan word has very much become part of the Urdu vocabulary. The word fiction is often used as a synonym ...

On Monday, I learnt from a Facebook post by Rakshanda Jalil, the prominent Urdu literary critic, that Naiyer Masud (born 1936), one of the greatest Urdu short story writers, had died a few hours ...

The audience cheered and clapped entreating the poets for an encore. At the 56th edition of Bazm-e-Mushaira in the national capital last month, the energy and the evocation of emotions did well to ...

Can literary festivals save Urdu, or do Imambaras keep it alive? This essay explores Muharram, oral traditions, and linguistic heritage beyond elite spaces. Read more.