Title: उफ़ यह लड़की Summary: A short story that focuses on general prejudice and judgmental behavior towards people. It highlights those small problems that are conveniently ignored in society. This book was originally written in Urdu. and published in Devanagari for those who can’t read Urdu, but understand it. Date published: 13th of June 2018…
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A dissection of “Contemporary Romance Fiction”
I have been reading too many contemporary romance novels these days. I read the reviews by friends on Goodreads. then I read the book. The idea is to understand what people like and dislike in a book. If I have to become an author in this genre, I must have that background. I have read…
Overcoming Self Doubt
After publishing the post, I kept pondering. After a couple of hours of sulking, I realized that maybe I am not as good as I had hoped. However, I will not get better unless I keep on trying, would I? If I quit, my dreams will forever be buried in my heart. I reopened the…
Self Doubt Week
I just realized that writing fiction in English is more difficult than writing it in Urdu. And writing fiction in English, is not quite the same as writing cynic posts about my opinions and feelings. As I continue with my reading challenge on goodreads, I become more and more apprehended that my content is not…
Writers’ Overdose
Continuing on my May reading spree, I finished a few books that I had marked “to read” on Goodreads. Incidentally, most of the ones I completed, were by Umera Ahmad. The stories I finished were: Man o Salwa Band Kiwaro Ke Aage Hum KahaN Kke Sachhe Thhey Koi Baat Hai Teri Baat Mein Kis Jahan…
A Different Monday
Have you ever so consumed by a story or character that you don’t want to come out of that ‘zone’? I am reading Mann-o-Salwa by Umaira Ahmad, and I do not want to interact with real people. I just want to live with those characters. I feel a little dizzy, as if what I see…
Drama Review: Wo Mera Dil Thha (Ep1-7)
Wo Mera Dil Thha, drama written by Faiza Iftekhar, airing on ARY Digital. It is a clichéd story. I watched these episodes for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I liked the beginning. The opening scene in episode 1 was awesome. One would think that they are a fighting couple. And then there comes the actual…
Uff Yeh Ladki – Episode 1
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Live now – Uff Yeh Ladki
It’s here, finally. My first attempt of writing fiction, a mini novel is now published. Grab your copies and be sure to review it. https://www.sarbakaf.com/2018/04/uff-yeh-larki-by-shabana-mukhtar.html?m=1 https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=I0VYDwAAQBAJ Shabana Mukhtar
Deadly discrimination
Have any of you ever faced a discrimination at workplace? I am sure you have. Some will accept, some will deny, and some will keep quiet. But we all have gone through it. Discrimination comes in so many forms. Oh so many! First there is obvious discrimination based on race, cast, and religion. Then there is…