Urdu Fiction

In 'Daani, The Generous One', Krishan Chandar writes of shared hunger — and hope — amid homelessness

Krishan Chandar paints a portrait of a man consumed by insatiable hunger — until he meets a woman with whom he wants to build a life. Though they are brought together by their shared hunger and homelessness, the man Daani loses his moorings after the death of his wife. Read a translation of this Urdu story by Rakhshanda Jalil

In 'Run From These Slave Traders', Ramanand Sagar writes of women without a country

Ramanand Sagar, best known for producing the television show Ramayana, presents a very different take on the Hindu epic and its ideas of chastity. Read a translation of the story by Rakhshanda Jalil

What Will People Say movie review: This Norwegian-Urdu drama is painstakingly crafted

What Will People Say is a coming-of-age tale that follows a young girl’s tumultuous life as she tries to survive in a world rife with cultural clashes.

Modern Urdu writing has a multiplicity of voices, a range of concerns and motifs

From Joginder Paul to Tarannum Riyaz, these are the writers you need to make note of when it comes to contemporary Urdu writing