Chacha Chaudhary & I

Chacha Chaudhary & I Does he need any introduction? I guess not. But for those unaware, please check out the Wikipedia entry. Chacha Chaudhary & I have a history, a history that spans almost two and a half decades. I was a late bloomer and learned my alphabets quite late. No, it is definitely not…

Book Review: Chacha Chaudhary Digest 1 By Pran Kumar Sharma

Chacha Chaudhary’s comic books are one of the fondest memories from my childhood. I guess that applies to all of us in India. Recently, I was hit by a strong sense of nostalgia. I recalled the books I read, the games I played and the food items I ate as a kid. I googled, as…

Book Review: Chacha Chaudhary Digest 4 By Pran Kumar Sharma

Chacha Chaudhary’s comic books are one of the fondest memories from my childhood. I guess that applies to all of us in India. Recently, I was hit by a strong sense of nostalgia. I recalled the books I read, the games I played and the food items I ate as a kid. I googled, as…

Book Review: Asim and the moon: By SILLUSTRATIONS

Non-review Rant There are three reasons I read this book. 1) I am reading short stories to meet my reading challenge on Goodreads of reading 150 books, like really short ones. 2) I like reading illustrated books once in a while. 3) Currently, I am about to round-up kids’ books. So, I decided to include…

Links to read Alif online (By Umera Ahmed)

I understand that Alif is not just a novel, it is a phenomenon that has gripped the Urdu speaking people across the globe. While some are content by simply watching the drama; others want to enjoy the literary experience as well. There is good news for all. Umera’s website uabooksonline.com has shared Alif in various…

Book Review: Abhi Tou Maat Baqi Hai by Umera Ahmed

Non-Review Rant I read this story when it was published in monthly women magazine Pakeeza Aanchal. We were still living in my grandfather’s house, so it was certainly before 2001. My elder sister was doing her graduation, so it was some time between 1996 to 1999. Boy, that is a long time back. Let’s just…

Book Review: Zindagi Gulzar Hai

I have been meaning to post about this since ages. Something or the other always comes up; or I end up watching the drama again.

Zindagi Gulzar Hai is Umera Ahmed’s first book and it was published in 2010 by Ilm o Irfan Publishers.