Mazhar Mahmood
Sahir Ludhianvi: The ‘magician’ lyricist
Sahir Ludhianvi is regarded as one of the most successful lyricists of Hindi film industry. An eminent Urdu poet of his time, he established his own distinct identity in Bombay in the 5th, 6th and 7th decade of the past century as one of the best Hindi-Urdu lyricist.
Manto: The bold, controversial storyteller par excellence
In the perspective of world literature, Saadat Hassan Manto is reckoned with Chekhov and Mopasan.
