one of the pioneers of Urdu short story and a much revered figure of Urdu fiction, used to write in Urdu and his writings were translated – transcribed, actually – into Hindi. But with the ...

ON International Women’s Day, let us remember a woman writer of Urdu who could not even mention her real name in her writings. Very few knew that the real name of Mrs Abdul Qadir, once a well-known ...

Discover some surprising facts about Urdu, including how much it has in common with other languages. Also available in Urdu with audio.