Tag: Literature

Tariq Bashir recaptures the farcical trial of Saadat Hasan Manto, charged with obscenity… and worse, good literature

Shahram Azhar commemorates the poet Habib Jalib's 22nd death anniversary and explains why the 'rebel poet' is still relevant

Manto stands more or less alone in the position he takes on women, contends Raza Rumi, in an exploration of ...

In a powerful exploration of resistance poetry in indigenous languages, Raza Rumi discovers marginalized poets challenging mainstream Pakistani identity in ...

In a largely barren winter for cultural activity, an event celebrating Manto's work was received very well by the people ...

In the annals of Urdu Literature Iqbal, Faiz and Patras are rarely thought of together. Faiza Hameed and Ali Madeeh ...

Nandini Krishnan was flown to Paris for a literature festival and writing workshop, where she hobnobbed with the writing elite ...

The Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz is celebrated for his commitment to humanist values. But a lesser known voice is ...

On his 59th death anniversary Faiza Hameed and Ali Madeeh Hashmi recount the life and works of the controversial Manto, ...

For his birth anniversary on the 9th of November Ali Madeeh Hashmi and Faiza Hameed explore an Iqbal beyond the ossification ...