Saadat Hassan Munto (11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was an outstanding Urdu short story writer, film and radio scriptwriter. In this 3 parts pod cast, internationally renowned broadcaster of Radio Pakistan and Voice of America and a distinguished… Read More »منٹو ، کچھ یادیں Commemorating Saadat Hassan Munto
Please listen to this Urdu/Hindi flash fiction, and also enjoy reading, if you are familiar with Urdu script, by scrolling down and using the link below. Just in case, if the audio player below does not work, use the Audioboom… Read More »!کاش Alas! انشا Urdu/Hindi flash fiction
Insha is brief literary prose that can be written, displayed and read in one screen shot. It still possess the capacity to grasp and convey any artistic moment attached to human condition. Please listen and enjoy if you understand Urdu/Hindi.… Read More »سچائی اور کہانی کا ساتھ Hindi Story and truth, (Insha) literary pod cast in Urdu/
Inshay is a breath of fresh air in Urdu fiction. A brief literary prose that can be written, displayed and read in one screen shot. It still possess the capacity to grasp and convey any artistic moment attached to human… Read More »ان شے، اردو ادب کی نئی نثری صنف Inshay, a new genre of Urdu fiction
It is commonly stated that the short stories (afsanay) written in Urdu, especially during the progressive writers movement era i.e. between 1936 to around 1958, can arguably be regarded as world class. Munto, Baidi, Ismat, Krishan Chunder, Ghulam Abbas followed by… Read More »اردو میں افسانوی ادب،ایک جائزہ Urdu short story, an overview
Fictional written narrative which can be regarded as novel is a relatively recent phenomenon in Urdu literature. Over a period of about 135 years, how Urdu novel evolved to its present day form is summarized in this brief conversation by… Read More »اردو ادب میں ناول کی روایت ، ایک مختصر جائزہ A brief history of Urdu novel
A recent research conducted by Credit Suisse predicts that 1% of the world population will be having 99% of global wealth in 2016. Is this loveless inequality acceptable to us? If the answer is no, then we must take up the… Read More »تدفین خواب سے ذرا پہلے Before the common dream dies!
