"Aik Baap Bikau hai" is a story of a lonely father. After the death of his wife and discarded by his 3 children he places an advertisement in the local news paper where he puts himself up for sale. Even with all his quirks and bad habits he is finally bought by a millionaire. Rejoinder singh bedi masterfully weaves this tale of family, loss and wan…

Rabindranath Tagore born Robindronath Thakur, 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), also known by his pen name Bhanu Singha Thakur (Bhonita), and also known by his sobriquets Gurudev, Kabiguru, and Biswakabi, was a polymath, poet, musician, artist and ayurveda-researcher from the Indian subcontinent. He reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indi…

Tetwal Ka Kutta - ٹیٹوال کا کتا is a story of an unfortunate dog caught between India and Pakistan war. When Indian forces find a stray dog they claim him as an indian dog but when Pakistani forces find out that their dog has been to the enemy camp they tie a message around his neck and send him back to the Indian side. Indian forces feel betrayed …

Quarantine is a story about a doctor and a sanitary worker, Bhago. And how after being inspired by Bhago's selflessness and devotion to save mankind the doctor ends up successfully fighting the quarantine. Rajinder Singh Bedi (1 September 1915 – 1984) is considered one of the great fiction writers of the subcontinent. He was an Indian urdu writer o…

In the story, Yazid, urdu يزيد, Manto explores the concept of an enemy. Based on the aftermaths of India Pakistan Partition of 1947, the story discusses how people reacts when they first find out that India is closing all the rivers that provide water to Pakistan. The protagonist of the story karim Daad, is a humble but an intelligent man who quest…

Khuda Ki Kasam is a short story by Saadat Hassan Manto. Here, Manto beautifully narrates the tragic story of an old woman in search of her daughter, who got lost in the riots of 1947, India Pakistan partition. The old woman is adamant that her daughter is still alive because she is so beautiful that no one can harm her.…

This is part four and final episode of the novel Raat Ka Shahzada. This novel is part of a famous murder mystery series known as Imran Series written by Ibn-e-Safi (Urdu: ابنِ صفی‎). Ibn-E-Safi was the pen name of Asrar Ahmed a best-selling and prolific fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu from Pakistan. This episode will finally reveal how ou…

This is part three of the novel Raat Ka Shahzada. This novel is part of a famous murder mystery series known as Imran Series written by Ibn-e-Safi (Urdu: ابنِ صفی‎). Ibn-E-Safi was the pen name of Asrar Ahmed a best-selling and prolific fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu from Pakistan. In these novels Ali Imran is the pivotal character, a co…

This is part two of the novel Raat Ka Shahzada. This novel is part of a famous murder mystery series known as Imran Series written by Ibn-e-Safi (Urdu: ابنِ صفی‎). Ibn-E-Safi was the pen name of Asrar Ahmed a best-selling and prolific fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu from Pakistan. In these novels Ali Imran is the pivotal character, a comi…

Ibn-e-Safi (also spelled as Ibne Safi) (Urdu: ابنِ صفی‎) was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad a best-selling and prolific fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu from Pakistan. His main works were the 125-book series Jasoosi Dunya (The Spy World) and the 120-book Imran Series, with a small canon of satirical works and poetry. His novels were character…

Pesha by Ismat Chughtai investigates the authors encounters with prostitutes. She attempts to understand their profession and how over time her understanding of them changes. Ismat Chughtai is arguably one of the most prominent, urdu language, woman writers of her time. Mainly a short story writer, she also wrote films and novels too.…

Intizar Hussain is considered one of the most prominent urdu fiction writer, known for his stories woven around the experience of Partition and for his individual style of telling tales. He is also the first Urdu writer to have been shortlisted for Man Booker prize. The story Khymay Say Dur is filled with references/hints to Karbala and Imam Hussai…