Stories from Dr Aftab Husain
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Poetics of personal pronouns
Some of our writers view them as powerful tools for storytelling, while others believe they should be used sparingly
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Breaking down the literary establishment
Beyond the romance and poetry, literature is no freer from manoeuvring and conspiracies than politics
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Opening Urdu to the world
A new online dictionary opens up possibilities for enhancing Urdu vocabulary and understanding
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On breathing words
The Covid-19 pandemic provides us a catalyst to appreciate human helplessness
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From Vienna to Lahore: Of coffee houses and cultural hubs
Places such as Cafe Central in Austrian capital and Pak Tea House in Lahore share much
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The ‘Kulliat’ phenomenon
Kulliat is by definition a posthumous body of works but now you can have one when you are still alive
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Manto vs Mantu: What’s in a name?
A look at mainstream Urdu names and why some of them have so many different spellings and pronunciations