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Right to Left

May 29, 2016

Did you there are several languages apart from Urdu that are written from Right to Left (RTL). The writing starts from …

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Momin Trivia

December 12, 2015

Did you know  poet Momin was also a najoomi (astronomer-cum-astrologer) and it is said that he predicted his death in a verse, …

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Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

December 4, 2015

Did you know Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1580–1611 CE) is considered one of  the first authors of the Urdu language. He composed …

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Autobiography of a Donkey

December 5, 2014

Did you know – that Krishan Chander’s novel Ek Gadhe Ki Sarguzasht (translation: Autobiography of a Donkey) has been translated into …

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Gulzar Deenvi

September 5, 2014

Did you know that Urdu poet Gulzar started off his career with the pen name “Gulzar Deenvi” ?  Gulzar was …

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Pom Pom Darling and Lady Changez Khan

July 6, 2014

Did You Know – Ismat Chughtai and Quratulain Haider (Annie Apa), both contemporaries and prolific Urdu short story writers, had …

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Poet Majaz’s Tomb

January 11, 2014

Did you know that Poet Majaz Lucknawi is buried in Nishatganj graveyard, Lucknow. The epitaph written on his grave at Nishatganj graveyard …

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Japan: Urdu’s Other Home

December 21, 2013

Did you know that aside from other institutions, Urdu is taught in three major Japanese universities : Tokyo University of …

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Shatranj Ke Khiladi

December 13, 2013

Did you know that filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s Film Shatranj Ke Khiladi is based on Munshi Premchand’s short story? Shatranj Ke Khiladi ( The …

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North, South, East, West

December 7, 2013

Did You Know – the Urdu lafz for the four geographical directions are: North – Shamal South – Janoob East …

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