This paper examines the controversy sparked by Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib’s Qat‘e-i Burhan, a Persian prose work first published in 1862, in which Ghalib harshly criticized Burhan-i Qat‘e, a… Read More

This article traces the history of Pashto-Urdu lexicography and the development of comparative dictionaries between Pashto and other languages. It offers a critical analysis of Kher-ul-Lughat and… Read More

While Sarshar and his magnum opus, Fasāna-i Azād, have been the subject of considerable discussion, a thorough and objective assessment of his works, as well as a well-documented account of his… Read More

Mirza Hadi Ruswa’s Umrāo Jān Adā (1899), often called the first Urdu novel, depicts the cultural and social world of 19th-century Lucknow. This essay analyzes the text through subaltern and… Read More

In the early twenty-first century, women worldwide faced various novel challenges in their personal, familial, professional, and social lives, particularly in their interactions with men.… Read More

Edward W. Said’s Orientalism, published in 1978, offers a critical analysis of the West’s colonial project. In this book, Said argues that it is essential to recognize and understand three… Read More

This article presents a postcolonial reading of Henry Pottinger's Travels in Beloochistan and Sinde (1816), a travelogue that played a significant role in imagining the British imperial project in… Read More

This article critically examines a widely circulated misconception regarding Allama Iqbal’s poem "Sulaimā" from Bāng-e-Darā, allegedly written for Atiya Fayzee during his stay in Heidelberg,… Read More

This article discusses the concept of meaning and the process of meaning-making. It explores the role of civilization, society, and the individual in the creation of meaning. The elements of… Read More

This paper explores broadly the role of trauma in shaping social consciousness, moral values, and literary expression, and particularly focusing on Karbala as a site of enduring collective memory… Read More