Urdu Studio

Titles include: "Amar Bail"; "Chiri ki Dukki"; "Ghoonghat"; "Roshan".

Saadat Hasan Manto was a Pakistani playwright and author considered among the greatest writers of short stories in South Asian history. Presented here is a selection from his writings.

Saadat Hasan Manto was a Pakistani writer, playwright, and author considered among the greatest writers of short stories in South Asian history. Presented here is a collection of nine letters he wrote to Uncle Sam.

"Kuttay" as narrated by Mustaq Ahmed Yusufi, Ptaras Bukhari, and Saadat Hasan Manto.

This collection includes: 1) Eik Raat, 2) Khuab Mahal, and 3) Saadhna. About the author: Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 - 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music.

Saadat Hasan Manto was a Pakistani writer, playwright, and author considered among the greatest writers of short stories in South Asian history. Siyah Hashiye is a collection of short stories related to the partion of Pakistan and India.

A classical rendition of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's work by the master narrator Zia Mohyeddin.

A classical collection of recitations by the master narrator Zia Mohyeddin. Volume 14 includes: 1) "Ghazal" by Mirza Ghali; 2) Shahid Ahmad Dhlavi; 3) Mirza Ghalib; 4) Intizar Hussain; 5) Khawaja Hasan Nizamii; 6) Angrezi Mazahia; 7) Alama Iqbal; 8) Ibn e Insha; 9) Ayub Khawer; 10) Mustaq Ahmed Yusufi; 11) Nazm Noon Meem Rashid.

A classical collection of recitations by the master narrator Zia Mohyeddin. Volume 15 includes essays and poetry by Agha Haider Mirza, Mohammad Hussain Azad, Shehzad Ahmed, Saadat Hassan Manto, Intezaar Hussain, Zameer Jaffari , Mazahiya Angrezi , and Ibn-e-Insha.

A classical collection of recitations by the master narrator Zia Mohyeddin. Volume 19 includes essays and poetry by Mirza Ghalib, Ratan Naath Surshaar, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Patras Bukhari, Daud Rehbar, N. M Rashid, and Ibn-E-Insha.

To mark the birth cenetary of Saadat Hasn Manto in 2012, Zambeel Dramatic Readings presented a selection of his plays from the series titled Aao. Manto wrote these short plays in Mumbai specifically for radio and the collection was published in 1940. Amongst these, Aao Kahaanai Likhein (Come, let's write a story) is mentioned in All India Radio 1939 progress report as one of the most successful production of the series.

"Naya Qanoon" is a classic Urdu short story set in the background of British rule in the sub-continent. It was inspired by the promulgation of the Act of India, 1935. The story revolves around a tonga driver, Mangoo, who despises the British colonizers and cannot wait for the new act which he mistakenly believes will end colonial rule. He receives a big shock when on the first day under the new act he refuses to be humiliated by a British customer and hits back. He is shocked when he is arrested for assualting a Gora Sahib.

It is noted in the anthology of Ismat stories that Ismat Chughtai wrote two versions of the same story, Kallu. After writing the first version, she presented it to a peer for a review. Both she and her peer forgot about this exchange. Perhaps she was preoccupied with the characters and plot, as she proceeded to write the Kallu narrative yet again.