WHICH is the first novel ever written in Urdu? Which are the best and/or important Urdu novels written during the last one-and-a-half century? By the way, the best and important may not always be ...

His novels and short stories too ... dubbed as one of the greatest humourists Urdu has produced and his autobiography Zarguzasht is, perhaps, the best of his works. Yousufi’s wit, repartee ...

The late author’s works, such as the Urdu translation of Malik Mohammed Zjaisi’s magnum opus “Padmavat” and a collection of short stories, were highlighted during the event. LUCKNOW: The ...

The languages represented through translation are Urdu (two novels), Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, and, for the first time, Nepali. Translator Jayasree Kalathil, who won the prize in 2020 with S ...