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The most honest intimacy is found not in the dissolution of the self, but in the quiet recognition of the solitude that persists even in the arms of a lover.
By Aftab Husain

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October 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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From Mir's possessive pull to Jaun Elia's lonely realisation, the embrace is Urdu poetry's most charged gesture.
By Aftab Husain

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Poetics Of The Embrace - Then And Now
From Mir's possessive pull to Jaun Elia's lonely realisation, the embrace is Urdu poetry's most charged gesture
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October 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Rare verses reverse the gaze, portraying older beloveds with tenderness, dignity, and fading but radiant beauty.
By Dr Aftab Husain

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August 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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From Mir to Ahmad Mushtaq, Urdu poets have long explored the ache of ageing lovers facing the beauty of youth.
By Dr Aftab Husain

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When Desire Ages: The Shifting Faces Of Love In Urdu Poetry
Urdu poetry reveals how love and longing shift with age—often showing older lovers yearning for youth, and rarely, the tender portrayal of ageing beloveds
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August 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Through careful editing, biographical insights, and rare materials, this collection revives Majeed Amjad’s legacy for a new generation of Urdu readers.
By Dr Aftab Husain

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July 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Dr Iftikhar Shafi’s edition of Kulliyāt-e-Majeed Amjad offers readers the most complete and thoughtfully curated version of the poet’s work to date.
By Dr Aftab Husain

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Kulliyāt-E-Majeed Amjad: Echoes After The Silence
Kulliyāt-e-Majeed Amjad, edited by Dr Iftikhar Shafi, offers a comprehensive, structured, and scholarly collection of Amjad’s poetic and literary legacy
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July 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM