Sunday, October 3, 2010

Maika Kabhi Paraya Nahin Hota


Women crave for their own homes , own family and feel insecure without them, for married and unmarried all alike it is advised what thay should be doing for other women when thay expect them to do something for themselves, be helpful not interfering

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Al Khabiru


diagnostic of knowledge beyond human comprehension

Agar Milna Nahin Humdum--Zakya Belgarami


Arsalah is naturally cautious, in everything she does as a habit, her flat is on the upper floor , if she misses her regular she must catch a local bus as a result her first period will miss, on her way down she notices her sandal strap is worn out , standing there confused as to what to do next she sees nanhi khaka's twelve year old a great help to go up on her behalf to change her sandals and get another pair for her as she stood there waiting , her mother peeps out from the window and waves at her as arsalah left, to find the regular had gone , none of her daily passengers to the university were there, no local was showing up, it was getting late when she heard her name called, the vehicle stopped near her and rafi opened the door inviting her in,

Friday, October 1, 2010

Zindgi Tere Rang---Shagufta Bakhtyar


nadim jumps out of his bed , looking at the time, running to his window , drawing the curtains aside , looking through the window at the girl rushing towards the bus stop , making her way through the crowded street from the next block, a face scarf tied neatly on her head , a shoulder bag hanging on one side, decently dressed up, nadim later discloses to his mother as she rubs oil on his head giving him a head massage drumming his head, that he knows maryam since long who had once visited them with her parents , he was sick at home and had overheard the conversation of the elders, he wanted to marry her

Fun-E-Zaiqa


this season winters start with a bang--mutton fried, chicken burger, fried fish, hyderabadi mirchein, chicken parontha roll, alu halwah can only warm up the readers" imagination

Nazya kanwal Nazi--Ghazala Sidiqui


nazya kanwal nazi is a rare recent find , a precious pearl whose brilliance is dazzling the readers in the ocean of urdu culture , her beautiful style of writing is an expression of art of words full of depth, emotion, culture, and social wisdom, her first story in anchal --tere milan ka mausam --gave her an entry in all the readers"s minds
--In green forests like hidden birds nests somewhere
--Time swept us in the past somewhere
--We buried deep in lost time tide
--We meet again only in stories somewhere

Pakeeza Anchal--November--Editor"s Page


Pakeeza anchal is a tiny flame burning in the world of urdu culture , inflation hike , printing charges, publishing material, prices shooting up make it more difficult for the magazine to survive, let it grow effortlessly in this harsh climate of fluctuating prices