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Amrita Pritam

Umair Raja   May 15, 2005   interacts: 369

Today, I call Waris Shah, “Speak from inside your grave”
And turn, today, the book of love’s next affectionate page

Ecstasy

Asif Naqshbandi   Oct 8, 2004   interacts: 14

Affirmation of love whispered in hesitant tones
Two heart-beats echoing with one reverberation

A Column of Ants

Amar M Tipu   Jul 22, 1998   interacts: 7

There is crack in the wall a little below the window...

Krishnakant’s Will

nabendu debsharma   Aug 25, 2006   interacts: 5

This story is a loose translation of a story Krishnokantor Will, written by Rabindranath Tagore, set in Bengal circa 1920s

Hasrat

Mohammed Amjed   Feb 17, 2003   interacts: 11

Original urdu verses with translation

Foreword of Aag ka Dariya

Mohammad Gill   Dec 4, 2002   interacts: 14

There is such a well-established chain of rumors about this novel that any refutation of them is beyond me.

The New Wife

Godot    Oct 12, 2004   interacts: 22

Ever since Lala Dangamill remarried his youth had returned with a full force.

War and Peace

Lok Raj   Dec 14, 2005   interacts: 10

'Paash' was representative of the new trend in Punjabi poetry which evolved during the Naxalite movement and ushered a departure

Fourth Letter to Uncle Sam

Khalid Hasan   May 27, 2005   interacts: 29

'Once military aid starts flowing, the first people you should arm are these mullahs. They would also need American-made rosaries

Bhook ka Bhoot

nabendu debsharma   Dec 5, 2006   interacts: 7

A loose translation of a story by Sharadindu Bandyophadhay, set in bengal in late 1940s

Lahore ka Jughraphiah

Mohammad Gill   Sep 2, 2004   interacts: 172

..The elders have described the essence of all this research in these curt and expressive words: Lahore is Lahore. If

R Kumari: A slice of Josh Malihabadi's life

Godot    Nov 23, 2005   interacts: 28

For God’s sake. you are going to a mandir in Benaras pretending you are a Hindu?

Sometimes…

Asif Naqshbandi   Jan 10, 2005   interacts: 47

A translation of Sahir Ludhiyanvi’s Urdu poem, “Kabhi Kabhi”

From Childhood to Youth

Mohammad Gill   Mar 18, 2003   interacts: 3

translation

An Address – by a Selfless Volunteer

Taimur Khan   Nov 19, 2004   interacts: 4

Out of habit, your humble servant once imparted such a kick to a dog – who did not

Anarkali

Asif Naqshbandi   Jun 21, 2005   interacts: 27

Anarkali is becoming increasingly reckless; Salim in a state of confusion is trying to get her to stop with motions

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