The author is a freelance journalist based in Islamabad.
Ahtisham Ali writes a thesis on Nazm, tracing how modern nazm fared in portraying the sensibility of that era
The first comprehensive and most readable onomastic study of its kind in the country
An important book about the social and cultural history during the colonial times, especially with reference to the Punjab
A compilation of some thought-provoking essays, translations, short stories and miscellaneous writings of the literary giant
Time to meet Hasan Mujtaba the poet
It is time the readers of Urdu fiction paid attention to Muhammad Ilyas whose literary worth has been ignored by critics
An usual compilation of essays by an intellectual of great standing
Ilhan Niaz talks to TNS about his recent book and issues related to the abysmal state of social sciences in our academia
Ada Jafri is justifiably regarded as a foremost poet of her times and the first feminist voice
Powerful characters and mature craft define Khawab Chehra, a collection of short stories
Nayyar starts off with a long and detailed chapter on the life of Majeed Amjad. His ghazals are mostly free from any influence
Snippets from Kishwar Naheed’s life collected in a notebook
In conversation with fiction writer Mahmood Ahmad Qazi
Masnad is a detailed and absorbing book on some known and some lesser known literati
The book is based on a PhD thesis on the life and works of Munir Niazi
Hafeez Khan, an outstanding Seraiki critic, playwright, and short story writer, talks to TNS about his personal life and literary pursuits
Syed Kashif Raza is a promising poet whose forte is prose poetry. He has two poetry books to his credit: Muhabbat Ka Mehelle-Wuqu , and Mamnuu...
Idris Babur is one of the most creative ghazal poets of the generation that started writing in the decade of 1990s. His ghazals have appeared in...
Zahid Imroz’s first book Khudkushi Kay Mausam Mein had serious readers of Urdu literature in thrall. He kept his cool after the warm reception...
The company of friends you keep shows the manner you have lived your life. If you apply the yardstick to Javed Siddiqi, you will discover he has...
