The Cosmopolitanisms of Urdu Popular Fiction: Anti-Colonial Solidarity in A. Hameed’s Novels
Sep 23, 2026
Leftist intellectuals and the creator of Ainak Wala Jin have more in common than we may assume
Beyond the Canon
The Terrifying Ordeal of Being a Woman: The Horror Fiction of Hijab Imtiaz Ali and Mrs. Abdul Qadir
Sep 23, 2026
The daily horrors that animate the interior lives of women find themselves externalised as the uncanny
Detectives, Spies, and Gentleman Burglars: Translations, Adaptations, and Transcreations of Western Pulp Fiction in Urdu
Sep 23, 2026
With its almost fantastical sleuths, wily criminals and neverending plot twists, the pulpy Urdu and Hindi detective novel is a now-established genre with a fascinating origin story and some surprising early admirers in the Urdu literary canon