A WIDESPREAD misconception about letter-writing in Urdu is that Ghalib pioneered it. But the fact is Ghalib began writing letters in Urdu in late 1840s and Urdu’s earliest letter traced so far is one ...

WRITING prose is a difficult task. I mean, writing good prose. Some of the master practitioners of writing good Urdu prose, unembellished and yet impressive, belonged to Delhi. Khwaja Hasan Nizami was ...

His latest book, Urdu Poets and Writers - Gems of Deccan, Ifthekhar has a lot to talk about when it comes to poetry and the people of Hyderabad involved in the art of writing. HYDERABAD: A Journalist ...