Reviews & Musings

Introduction ISBN:978-93-87561-42-7 Genre:  Fiction/ Classics Publishers: Aleph Book Company Price: Rs. 399/- (I got the book for review from the publisher)

Introduction Source: Amazon.in ISBN :  978-9383064076 Genre:  Anthology/ Fiction Publishers: Aleph Book Company Price:  Rs. 699/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publisher )

Introduction ISBN:  978-8129145604 Genre:  Poetry / Urdu Publishers:  Rupa Publishing Price:  Rs. 299/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publisher ) Poetry is not merely a play of words but a serious spiritual exercise whose very being is pledged to the comprehension of the self and the universe. Good poetry is not possible in the absence of the flame of love because it is this light that tears apart the mist of obscurity surrounding the secrets of the universe. Shorn of the mist, the details become vibrant and the poet becomes aware of the enigma of reality. Tishnagi: The Thirst, Minu’s first book, garnered her unstinting praise from connoisseurs of Urdu poetry and hardened critics as well.Mauj-e-Saraab (Waves of Illusion), her second book of Urdu ghazals, is a manifestation of the various hues of the pageant of love and passion. It is the figurative expression of the tableaux of worldly spectacles that according to her is nothing but wav...

Introduction   ISBN : 978-8-184-00308-6   Category: Fiction Publishers: Random House Price: Rs. 399/-   ( I got this book from the publisher for review) Not long back I was introduced to Saadat Hasan Manto’s writings by none other than Rukun from Random House and to tell I loved his writing would be less. I lived his stories as somehow I have a deep love and respect towards Urdu as a language. Dozakhnama   - conversations in hell is an extraordinary story   as it’s a biography of Manto saab and Ghalib and a history of Indian culture rolled into one. This was perfect I thought when I read these lines on the backside of the book and grabbed it for reading! Behind the book Source: Google Images Compose some more poetry, Mir sahib your words may survive on someone’s lips.