Delhi and its environs before 1857: the account of Ramji Das, Sarishtadar,

ISBN: 9789358520217, 9358520213

This book provides a rare description of the city--the alam mein intikhab--where even Lord Indra chose to alight, and this work commands a distinctive place amongst the Persian and Urdu words recorded between the mid-eighteenth and early twentieth centuries.

A history of Dogra rule in Kashmir 1846-1947

Parmu, R.K.

ISBN: 9788183395878, 8183395872

The book describes the origins and the subsequent Dogra rule in Kashmir in avid detail thorough research of available records, both archival and private, in Urdu, Persian and English. Some of these hitherto unknown, particularly Saifuddin's diaries in Persian!;

Laila ke khutoot: the letters of Laila, by Qazi Abdul Ghaffar,

ISBN: 9789383098088, 9383098082

Set in early twentieth century, the Letters of Laila are not only a courtesan's search for identity but also an exposition of the exploitation of women by a complacent and hypocritical society. The letters are by turn witty, philosophical and deeply moving.

Contemporary Urdu short stories from Kolkata,

ISBN: 9789389136906, 9389136903

Dealing with love and loss, dreams and reality, as well as history and violence, this collection encompasses the whole gamut of human experience, seen through the eyes of current Urdu writers from Kolkata.

The Ghazal Eros: lyric queerness in history

Naved, Shad

ISBN: 9788196580315, 8196580312

This book studies the movement of language and society in the old ghazal, i.e. the poetry of eros in Urdu, Persian and Arabic. The book argues, screens from a lyric corpus that was historically aware, linguistically evolving and suspicious of mystical interpretation.