K Asif
Did you know that renowned filmmaker K Asif’s full name was Karimuddin Asif? K. Asif (14 June 1922 – 9 …
Category Archives: Urdu Musings
Naushad Ali – Music Director
Regarded as a pioneer of Indian music, Naushad Ali was one of the first and foremost composers in the history …
Gulzar
The lafz ‘Gulzar’ means rose garden in Persian Gulzar is also the pen name or takhallus of the versatile Indian …
Our languages Are Dying
Have you ever thought about what your life would be like without your language? What about the fact that your …
Boy Who Speaks 20 Languages
Tim Doner is a 17 year old Hyper Polyglot who speaks 20 languages. He is the youngest known person in …
The Mirror of Beauty
“The Mirror of Beauty” is a translation of the original 2006 Urdu-language novel “Ka’i Chand The Sar-e-Aasmaan” by its author, …
Anatomy of an obscenity trial
A lot has been written about Saadat Hasan Manto – the prolific Urdu short story writer – on the Urduwallahs …
Wilful Ignorance
Here is an article by Omair Ahmed, published in the OPEN Magazine. It highlights the dichotomy, that those who reject …
Remembering Ralph Russell
Professor Ralph Russell, (born 21 May 1918, died 14 September 2008), was a British scholar of Urdu literature and a …
Ramayana in Urdu
This article appeared on himalayantimes.com last week and intrigued us at the Urduwallahs. Read the article below, of plans to …
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