Persian literature

Javid Nama (1932)

by Iqbal Download PDF of first edition in Persian Download abridged illustrated translation in English by Hina Tanvir (illustrations by Tabassum Khalid), edited by Khurram Ali Shafique & M. Suheyl Umar Link for downloading PDF of English translation by A. J. Arberry and B. A. Dar

The rise and fall of cult heroes

This article was originally published in Dawn, Tuesday Review, October 24-30, 1995. It was the first in a series that was introduced with the headline, “Celebrating the 100 years of cinema, Tuesday Review starts a five-part series beginning with this article on the cinematic heroes of the subcontinent.” Other articles in the series were ‘The …

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