The historic Karachi trial and Mohammed Ali Jauhar’s famous address to the jury- Part 1

The Ali Brothers, Dr. Kitchlew (Punjab), Shri Shankeracharya of Sharda Mutt, Maulana Hussain Ahmed of Deoband, Pir Ghulam Mujaddid, and Maulana Nisar Ahmed were indicted for criminal conspiracy, promoting enmity to Government, and attempting to seduce the troops from their allegiance. The indictment was based on the following resolution passed by the Khilafat Committee on […]

Saadat Hasan Manto: A Witnesser of Borders

Manto asks in his essay, “Why do I write?” He says that he is a pickpocket who picks the stories from his pockets rather than from his imagination, which is still influencing many contemporary short story writers and film makers. His translations and short stories are definitely a landmark for the development of Urdu literature.