Manto’s Last Letter to Uncle Sam
Translated by Raza Naeem
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Tag: Literature
Homecoming
An excerpt from a translation by Naima Rashid of Ali Akbar Natiq’s novel
Chhappan Chhuri: Kishwar Naheed At 80 – II
Original text by Ahmad Bashir, translated by Raza Naeem
Chhappan Chhuri: Kishwar Naheed At 80 – III
Original text by Ahmad Bashir, translated by Raza Naeem
Chhappan Chhuri: Kishwar Naheed At 80 – IV
Original text by Ahmad Bashir, translated by Raza Naeem
Forever a Child at Heart
Ajay Kamalakaran on the work of Sri Lankan writer Sybil Wettasinghe, who passed away earlier this month
Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi: from Tonk to Karachi
Syed Faizan Raza traces the journey of the great humourist
Pakistan’s Literary Saboteur at 100 – III
Raza Naeem on the modernism of Muhammad Hasan Askari (1919 – 1978)
Pakistan’s Literary Saboteur at 100 – II
Raza Naeem on the modernism of Muhammad Hasan Askari (1919 – 1978)
Pakistan’s Literary Saboteur at 100
Raza Naeem on the modernism of Muhammad Hasan Askari (1919 - 1978)
Bureaucrats and the Jamun Tree – II
Raza Naeem offers a translation of Krishan Chander’s story about bureaucracy, which Indian students will no longer be taught
Bureaucrats and the Jamun Tree
Raza Naeem offers a translation of Krishan Chander’s story about bureaucracy, which Indian students will no longer be taught
Missing the Forest for the Jamun Tree
Raza Naeem on the legacy of Krishan Chander and why he bothers bureaucrats in India
Where Michel Houellebecq Beckons
Vaqar Ahmed argues that the French author is not for the faint of heart, but never fails to be thought-provoking
Icons of the Progressive Writers
Saira Mujtaba talks to Raza Naeem about two leading lights of the Progressive Writers Association – who both passed away ...
Remembering Ismat Chughtai – II
Raza Naeem on the style and sensibilities of one of the most bold Urdu short story writers
Krishan and Kashmir
Raza Naeem shares his translation of Krishan Chander's 'Kashmir ko Salam' at a dark time for the occupied region
Remembering Ismat Chughtai – I
Raza Naeem on the style and sensibilities of one of the most bold Urdu short story writers
India and the Others
Rakhshanda Jalil reviews Abdullah Khan’s deubut novel
Farewell to Masroor Jahan and her Lucknow – II
Raza Naeem on the work and literary method of Begum Masroor Jahan (1938-2019)
Reading Elif Shafak in Lahore
Muhammad Ali on the Turkish writer’s newest work
Farewell to Masroor Jahan and her Lucknow
Raza Naeem on the work and literary method of Begum Masroor Jahan (1938-2019)
Life of Ahmed
Zaman Khan on a new work of autobiographical fiction from veteran writer Fakhar Zaman
Queen of Urdu Romanticism
Muhammad Ali explores the literary style of Hijab Imtiaz Ali through ‘Kaali Haveli’
Ibne Insha as Romantic Revolutionary
Raza Naeem writes about the politics and worldview behind the literary output of the giant
Socialism’s Stormy Petrel
Raza Naeem on the politics and worldview contained in the work of Kaifi Azmi (1919 – 2002)
News and views which are not fit to print.
Education Not Conspiracy: The Secret Of Israel’s Success
Since times immemorial the Jewish people of the...
Eid ul Azha: No Feast For Mind And Eyes
Emaciated bodies a common sight, their remains everywhere,...