I first met Sahir Ludhianvi through films. His songs felt like someone speaking straight, not showing off. Reading his poems properly...

Munshi Premchand The legacy of Premchand, one of the most influential figures in Hindi-Urdu literature, remains deeply intertwined with...

A few days ago, I was given the task of writing a story in Urdu—one that reimagines Sticks by George Saunders with an Indianised twist....

The Book I Own Today’s blog post is going to be different from my regular musings. Over the past week, I have spent some time reflecting...

Dr. Manmohan Singh The passing of Dr. Manmohan Singh is a profound loss for our nation and my family. A man of exceptional intellect,...

Recently, I had the pleasure of watching Mughal-e-Azam , a film that has long been hailed as one of the greatest Bollywood films of all...

Few films manage to capture the essence of their subject as profoundly as Manto (2018), directed by Nandita Das.

My discovery of Mirza Ghalib came during one of the most introspective periods of my life—the 2021 second wave of COVID-19