Umrao Jan is perhaps one of the most enigmatic and forgotten female figures in South Asian literature. Written more than 100 years ago, the novel recreates the ambience of old Lucknow.
उमराव जान उन्नीसवीं सदी की लखनऊ की तवायफ़ थी जो अपनी...
Published in 1899, Muhammad Hadi Ruswa's famous novel, Umrao Jaan Ada, created a sensation when it came out, with its candid fictionalized account of Umrao Jaan, based on a renowned Lucknow courtesan and poetess of the same name. Considered by many as the first Urdu novel,...