Extracted with permission from Akashvani: A Century of Stories from All India Radio, Vikrant Pande and Neelesh Kulkarni, HarperCollins Publishers India.

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All eyes will now be on how the Gupta-led government ... Braj and Bundeli — as well as English should be welcomed but Urdu’s claim also should not have been ignored.” Story continues below this ad The ...

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they are embodiments of the Urdu language’s power to capture the human experience in all its complexity and beauty. This inherent artistry is what makes Urdu so special, so cherished by those ...

He said Urdu Daily Imroze used ... that had a lot to offer on all important Punjabi poets. In another Session, Urdu Kay Naye Afsanay, a book featuring short stories, titled Dyar-o-Dashat, was ...