From Faiz Ahmad Faiz to Ali Sardar Jafri, this book explores a critical history of the Progressive Writers' Movement (PWM) in India, particularly in the context of Urdu literature.
Ismat Chughtai-one of the most provocative and rebellious writers in Urdu-wrote voluminously until she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1988. Her formidable body of work comprises several col
This is the first English translation of Amir Ahmad Alawi's Safar-i-Saadat, an intimate account of the quintessentially Muslim journey, the hajj. While focusing on the soul-stirring effects of his fi
