A Thousand Yearnings by Russell, Ralph -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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About the Book About the Author Praise for Hidden in the Lute: An Anthology of Two Centuries of Urdu Literature Title Contents Ralph Russell & Urdu literature: Foreword by Marion Molteno SHORT STORIES AND SKETCHES

Prem Chand: A Wife’s Complaint Ismat Chughtai: Tiny’s Granny Rashid Jahan: Behind the Veil Krishan Chander: Kalu Bhangi Saadat Hasan Manto: The Black Shalwar Shaukat Thanavi: Love and Prudence Ismat Chughtai: Hellbound

POPULAR LITERATURE

Outwitting the Powerful Akbar and Birbal Mullah Dopiaza Shaikh Chilli Tales of Famous Men The Creation of Adam and the Loss of Paradise Sikandar, Khizar and the Water of Life Khwaja Hasan Nizami: Guests are Pests

LOVE POETRY:THE GHAZALS OF MIR AND GHALIB

Hasrat Mohani and Momin: Lovers’ Meetings Mir: The Ideal Ghazal Lover Ghalib’s More Nuanced View of Love Mystic Love The Challenge to Orthodoxy The Humanist Values of the Ghazal God and Humankind The Poet in Society Ghalib’s Personal Philosophy Images and Allusions Eleven Ghazals of Ghalib A Living Tradition

THE LIVES OF POETS

Muhammad Husain Azad: Nasikh: Portrait of a Poet Abdul Halim Sharar: The King and the Singer Farhatullah Beg: A Memorable Delhi Mushaira Altaf Husain Hali: A Memoir of Ghalib Ghalib: Letters

THE ‘NEW LIGHT’:RESPONDING TO SOCIAL CHANGE

Sayyid Ahmad Khan and the Aligarh Movement Akbar Ilahabadi: Satire in a Changing Society

THE NOVEL

Rusva: Umrao Jan Ada

EDITOR’S NOTES

Urdu Pronunciation Further Reading

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