New Delhi: Language is not religion and to consider Urdu as a language of Muslims is a "pitiable digression" from reality and unity in diversity, the Supreme Court has said while rejecting a ...

Renowned Urdu story writer Mazharul ... it took him 15 years to complete it. "Even prior to that, I had a vague idea of this novel when I was 8 years old, a student of Grade-4 at Mission High ...

Through Kai Chand Thay Sar-i-Aasman, Faruqi redefines the possibilities of the historical novel in Urdu, crafting a work that stands as both an artistic triumph and an intellectual tour de force.

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The novelist has made herself a staple of summer reading over the course of her 30-plus books and short stories, most of them set in and around the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts.

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This glossary and guide aims to examine some of the meanings of these Urdu and Hindi terms, giving an in-depth comprehension of the world of Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.

And one of the best sub-genres within mystery books are spy novels, which tend to be filled with thills, suspense, and political intrigue. Rather than a classic whodunit, spy novels get their ...

Maghribi Bengal Urdu Akademi In addition to thousands of ghazals, Mir also wrote nearly 36 long narrative poems, eight of them containing stories about love. Being a complete 18th century man also ...