INDEX OF contributors

Young story writer, critic, and columnist from Pakistan; also known for her individual critical stance.

Poet, scholar, critic, and translator.

Popular poet and film lyricist.

A popular novelist, journalist, translator, and biographer

A Historic Library of Rare Manuscripts and Scholarly Treasures

Well-known poet of humour and satire. Famous film lyricist.

Writer of the famous Nazm 'Tere khusbu mein base khat main jalata kaise,' sung by Jagjit Singh.

Famous poet from Pakistan.

A Historic Library of Rare Manuscripts and Indo-Islamic Intellectual and Cultural Heritage

Noted poet and fiction writer from south India.

Well-known Urdu poet, who was honoured with the Presidential Award for Excellence. His major works include Rekhta, Zanjeer-e-Hamsaigi, Tasneef, among others.

Scholar and author of contemporary Urdu literature.

One of the prominent contemporary Urdu ghazal poets.