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Rumi's Legacy, Esin Chalabi
Esin Chalabi Bayru is the granddaughter of Mawlana Rumi from the 22nd generation and is the Vice President of the International Rumi Foundation. The purpose of the Foundation is to sponsor and disseminate research on Rumi’s thought and to provide consulting for Mevlevi gatherings, programs, books... -
Halqa e Danish: Khwaja Abdul Hameed Irfani
Khwaja Abdul Hameed Irfani (1931-1990) was a renowned Pakistani scholar, writer and poet. He produced his academic and poetic works in Persian, Urdu, and English. He was also a devotional and dedicated educationist. He served as a cultural attaché of the Government of Pakistan in Iran for so... -
Halqa-e-Danish Urdu Lecture Series, Fall 2017
Since 2010, Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature has been involved in so many diverse activities regarding South Asian Culture and Literary Traditions. Halqa-e Danish is a permanent title under which such activities are planned and executed. Every semester, the Centre organizes a series of... -
Bazm-i-Adab, Study Circle, Fall 2017
A study circle, named Bazm-i-Adab for the students and other participants is organized by the Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature, LUMS. -
Gurmani Centre Scholar’s Punjabi Book wins the Syed Waris Shah Award
Zahid Hassan, research scholar at the Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature, has won the Syed Waris Shah Award worth PKR 200,000, which is awarded by the Pakistan Academy of Letters to the best Punjabi literary fiction of the year. The book is also the winner of the Dhahan Prize for Punjabi... -
Gurmani Centre Scholar Wins Prize for Punjabi Fiction
Mr. Zahid Hassan, Research Associate at the Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature has been awarded the 2nd prize in Punjabi Fiction under the auspices of the Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Fiction, for his book "Tassi Dharti". The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Fiction which will be awarded...
Numud
Bunyad
- Bunyad Volume 8, 2017
Bunyad Volume 8, 2017 has been published by the Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature. This research journal of Urdu studies, recognized in category ‘Y’ by the Higher Education Commission (HEC... -
- Yaad Kae Har Har Paich
Intizar Hussain is a renowned name in contemporary Urdu. He was a writer of short stories, novels, a translator and a critic. He covered a variety of topics in his writings and has influenced new... - ‘Galli’
Ashraf Suboohi, who is a noteworthy sketch-writer, stands apart is his use of phraseology and the milieu he paints. In his excerpt on ‘Galli’, he talks about the culture that surrounds...
- Aziz Hamid Madni
Aziz Hamid Madni was a poet critic, predominantly known for his experiments with language and poetic techniques. Madni was born in 1922 in Raipur and later migrated to Pakistan where he worked as a... - Muhawaron Ka Masla
Muhammd Hassan Askari was a critic, translator, scholar and a writer. He is known to influence linguist of modern Urdu particularly by using his critic on Urdu literature. In the following passage,...
- Sufaid Aadmi ki Dunya
Sufaid Aadmi ki Dunya, is a short-story by Hasan Manzar, in which he has crafted a fictional character of a young boy who wants to break stereotypes and go against the flow. The boy tends to...