Best Books of 2024
Mahmood Awan reviews his most cherished reads of the year 2024 for The News on Sunday Roundup, 24
Najm Hosain Syed’s Kaafian
Mahmood Awan reviews Najm Hosain Syed’s’ Kaafian retitled ‘Aao Raat Jagaa’o’; Translated into English by Naveed Alam and Dr Asma Qadri) in today’s The News on Sunday.
Literary soul of the Punjab: Baramah (2023)
Mahmood Awan reviews Punjabi magazine ‘BaraMah’ for The News on Sunday
The best-loved books of 2023
Mahmood Awan (The News on Sunday, 31st December 2023) Anup Singh’s Irrfan: Dialogues with the wind was my top read of the year. Anup Singh is a Geneva-based film director who directed Irrfan Khan for his films Qissa: The tale of a lonely ghost (2013) & The Song...
Afzal Saahir: A master of rhyme
From esteemed writers to lay readers, Afzal Saahir’s words captivate everyone
Sejal: Mahmood Awan’s Songs of Exile
In his latest collection of poems Mahmood Awan captures the zeitgeist of present day Punjab
A Year in Reading: 2022
As we bid adieu to 2022, TNS turns to South Asian writers and authors to ask them about the titles they read this year that have stayed with them. Here, in alphabetical order, is what they say – TNS
Zubair’s Grieving for Pigeons
The first book-length translation of Zubair Ahmad’s Punjabi short stories
A Year in Reading: 2021
As we approach the end of 2021, we ask some of our favourite writers to share what they enjoyed reading all of last year. Here, in alphabetical order, is what they say – TNS
Punjabi Resistance: A response to Mahmood Khan Achakzai
The story of Punjabi resistance, narrated through five legends, in response to Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai’s diatribe