It is not limited to literature and includes books on history ... of one of the maestros of Urdu poetry and idiomatic expression. 11. Sahr-ul-bayan: one of the best Urdu masnavis, composed ...

Choosing seemingly crude words and images for his expression, Ahmed turns them into poetry. While the process may seem shocking to those who are accustomed to flowery language being used in Urdu ...

The book was awarded the best book of Urdu poetry for 2013 by the Bihar Urdu Academy. Bakshi is a woman of many talents: she is a Himalayan rally car driver, has recorded Punjabi folk songs ...

Given the metaphysical enormity of the texture of the poems, the book is doubtless a valuable addition to the extant repository of prose poetry in Urdu. ‘Samaey ka dhara’ (‘the stream of ...

The book is divided into ... Shahryar’s poetry at its best achieves an unfussy, dry, direct, unsentimental and colloquial musicality. In modern Urdu poetry one has to sometimes fight the ...

With four published books, alongside contributions to various magazines and other publications, this progressive poet is an important presence on the map of Pakistani poetry in Urdu. She is ...

The American literary society, which has been promoting Urdu literature for two decades, gives prizes to best books of prose and poetry published outside the sub-continent every year. The award ...

Shair-ul-ajam: critical analysis of Persian poetry by Shibli Naumani ... Kulliyat-i-naat: by Mohsin Kakorvi, one of the best naat-writers of Urdu. 30. A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi ...