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In a writing career spanning over two decades he produced twenty-two collections of short stories, one novel, five collections of radio plays, three collections of essays, two collections of r More about Saadat Hasan Manto...↓ Skip to Main Content Afsaana Rashid is a journalist living in Indian-administered Kashmir and the author of Waiting for Justice: Widows and Half Widows, a book that addresses the plight of many women whose husbands have been subjected to enforced disappearance or custodial killings over the past two decades of Kashmir's conflict. Formerly the chief correspondent for Kashmir's English daily, Khidmat, she now writes for The Tribune, one of India's largest circulated newspapers. She was also a senior correspondent with Daily Etalaat, and has written for The Kashmir Times and Kashmir Images. She received her Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University of Kashmir. In 2005, Afsaana was awarded a fellowship for her work on the impact of conflict on the subsistence livelihoods of marginalized communities in Kashmir by Action Aid India.
The following year, she was awarded a Sanjoy Ghose Media fellowship for her work in conflict areas. She also received a UN Population Fund-Laadli Media Award for best reporting in adverse conditions on gender issues in April 2008. Devoted to covering human rights violations, Afsaana hopes to give a voice to the voiceless. Create a SiteSearch Sites 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Ishq Kay Do Char Din / عشق کے دو چار دن To see what your friends thought of this book, To ask other readers questions about Ishq Kay Do Char Din / عشق کے دو چار دن, Be the first to ask a question about Ishq Kay Do Char Din / عشق کے دو چار دن Lists with This Book This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Add this book to your favorite list » new topicDiscuss This Book There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one » In the wake of the 2012-13 budget, literary figures on Monday, regretted the meagre allocation earmarked for Urdu literature and linguistics publications.
In an attempt to nurture the Urdu language and its literary contributions, the National Language Authority (NLA) is holding a series of multiple book launches, in spite of various constraints. Other events to make publishing accessible to authors and books more easily available to readers are also on the cards. Four Urdu books were launched as part of the series. Last week a similar event took place where five literary books were launched. “We hope to launch a number of books every week if funds permit,” said NLA chairman Anwar Ahmed. Unfortunately, without the government pumping funds into institutions such as the Pakistan Academy of Letters, National Language Authority and National Book Foundation, such activities cannot become a regular feature of the Urdu literary world in Islamabad, he said. Moreover, prominent literary figure Iftikhar Arif said the money allocated for literary endeavours in Pakistan is even less than fuel expenditure of some ministries. “The government and the people need to understand the importance of literature and the mother tongue.
In tough times, survival is of penultimate importance but literature can become both an outlet and escape for frustrated citizens,” he added. Arif commended NLA’s efforts for reviving the book-reading culture in the country and said the fact they published 18 Urdu books in four months showed that it was possible to make a difference despite financial hurdles. All of the four books launched in the ceremony, were appreciated by critics. Referring to Muhammad Asif’s book that chronicles and analyses poet Hazeen Siddiqi’s literary contributions, “Hazeen Siddiqi Shakhsiyat aur shairi”, Najeeb Jamal from the International Islamic University’s Urdu department commended the author for sketching Siddiqi’s poetic style and persona both sensitively and accurately. “Siddiqi is one of the most prominent Urdu poets of this generation,” said Jamal. Abdul Aziz Sahir, who reviewed Ghazi Ilam Deen’s book, “Lisani Mutalay” (Linguistic Studies) and noted that writing about Urdu linguistics is especially challenging as Urdu has a rich, complicated and eclectic background.