The writer is a Lahore-based critic, short story writer and author of Urdu Adab ki Tashkeel e Jadid (criticism) and Farishta Nahi Aya (short stories).
A literary journey through Dr Aslam Ansari’s life
Kishwar Naheed continues to speak out against a patriarchal and authoritarian society
The evolution of Urdu novel writing and its Western influences
Exploring the multifaceted journey of Sindh through Rana Mehboob Akhtar’s narrative
Iqbal explored the modern divergence between poetic and religious imagination
Ismat Chughtai’s remarkable journey of defiance and liberation
Unravelling the impact of travelling theories on cultures and literature
Iftikhar Arif’s new book of poetry is both imaginative and experiential – a treat for the connoisseurs of Urdu poetry
Art expresses itself through a miraculous fusion of empathetic and aesthetic adumbrations
In his latest anthology of short stories, Columeau dives deep into the cultural, psychical and existential realms of region
