While Rekha’s Umrao Jaan reclaims the spotlight, here are some timeless Urdu novels that deserve their own cinematic close-up ...

Secrets of the Indus, myths about Urdu and the fight over nature - this week’s hottest reads uncover hidden histories and ...

From a collection of Urdu stories by non-Muslim writers to a historical book on the legacy of Marthanda Varma and more, here ...

Eminent Urdu scholar, author, and translator CM Naim passed away at 89 on Wednesday in Chicago. Naim’s nearly six-decade-long ...

A new novel by Beyamin, an anthology of Urdu stories by non-Muslim writers, a Bengali murder mystery in translation, and more ...

LAHORE - Renowned Urdu poet, short story writer, and literary icon Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi was remembered on his 19th death ...

CM Naim’s translation of 19th-century reformer Ashrafunnisa Begum’s biography was published in 2021. Naim, a translator and ...