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Rakhshanda Jalil’s valuable anthology answers the banal question about the ‘relevance’ of Urdu with aplomb and skill.

Prominent theatre troupes Prachyanat, Nagorik Natya Sampradaya, Aranyak Natyadal, Swapnadal, Meghdoot, Theatre, Batighar and others have planned to bring a new and intriguing set of theatrics to the stage as well for the year 2024 as well.

The 2016 work and winner of the 33rd Vyas Samman chronicles 20 luminaries from Harivansh Rai Bachchan to her late husband, the formidable Dharamvir Bharati

Sajjad Zaheer with his comrades formed the Progressive Writers Association (PWA) in 1936 when he was around 30

WHILE we lament the lack of libraries across the country, I believe there is a serious print culture crisis....

Danish Husain’s new play on legendary lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi draws inspiration from his life and work, exposing a sea change in cinema’s evolving lyrics

Post Satyajit Ray-Ritwik Ghatak-Mrinal Sen in Bengali cinema, Goutam Ghose came closest to being an auteur

The tawaif or the courtesan was an integral part of the cultural and social fabric of the Subcontinent before the 1857 War of...

The Institute of Historical and Social Research (IHSR), Karachi — set up by progressive activist-turned-philanthropist Dr Tariq...

Khalid Jawed, the winner of JCB Prize for Literature 2022, on finding new metaphors in the kitchen in his award-winning book and how the intelligent readers of Urdu are vanishing