I am a child of love
I profess the religion of love, Love is my religion and my faith. My mother is love My father is love My prophet is…
Sahir Ludhianvi’s poem composed on Ghalib’s centenary celebrations
Sahir Ludhianvi laments the way Urdu was treated by Indian nation-state as it became alien overnight. Ikees baras guzray aazadi-i-kaamil ko Tab ja…
Abr mi barad-o man shovm-e az yar-e judaa (The cloud weeps…)
Amir Khusrau’s lofty couplet Abr mi barad-o man shovm-e az yar-e judaa Choon kunam dil becheneen roz zedildar judaa. Abr baraan wa man-o yar…
A universe with four moons
Neelam Ahmad Basheer is best known as a short story writer with a new voice in Urdu fiction. She has been writing all her…
Who am I,my friend
How does a part of the world leave the world? How can wetness leave water? Don’t try to put out a fire by throwing…
Any Chance Meeting
In every gathering, in any chance meeting on the street, there is a shine, an elegance rising up. Today, I recognized that that jewel-like…
Photo of the Day: Sufis and Soothsayers in Pakistan
By Shreeya Sinha Religious devotees dance in a state of trance at the shrine of Saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in the ancient city of Sehwan Sharif,…