Cracking India by Bapsi Sidhwa

 

The novel shows the period surrounding the partitioning of India through the eyes of Lenny, a young girl who lives in Lahore, India.

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

 

Three Cups of Tea is a memoir by Greg Mortenson that recounts his journey in building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It sheds light on the importance of education in promoting peace and understanding in the world.

Humsafar By Farhat Ishtiaq

ھمسفر ناول خراد اور اشعر کے درمیان خوبصورت رشتے کے گرد گھومتا ہے۔ دو اجنبی کیسے ایک دوسرے کی محبت میں گرفتار ہوئے، اور اپنے درمیان رشتے کو محبت کی بلندیوں پر لے گئے، لیکن کچھ غلط فہمیوں نے اس رشتے کو برباد کر دیا۔

Labaik By Mumtaz Mufti

 

ممتاز مفتی کی شاہکار کتاب "لبیک" سرزمین حجاز کی طرف کئیےجانے والے روحانی سفر اور اللّٰہ کے ساتھ تعلق کے بارے میں ہے۔ مصنف نے حجاز میں ہونے والے واقعات، مشاہدات اور جذبات کو بڑی تفصیل سے بیان کیا ہے۔ اس روحانی تجربے کا اظہار اس قدر حیرت انگیز طور پر کیا ہے کہ اگر پڑھنے والا کبھی وہاں نہ گیا ہو تو بھی وہ خود کو وہاں پا لیتا ہے۔

Ali Pur Ka Aili by Mumtaz Mufti

 

علی پور کا عیلی ممتاز مفتی (ایلی) کی سوانح عمری ہے جو ان کی زندگی کے پہلے مرحلے کو بیان کرتی ہے۔ ابتدا میں اس کتاب کو ناول کے طور پر لیا گیا لیکن بعد میں معلوم ہوا کہ یہ دراصل ان کی زندگی کی کہانی ہے۔ ان کی زندگی کا آخری حصہ ان کی کتاب الخ نگری میں پیش کیا گیا۔

اس ناول "علی پور کا عیلی" میں گھٹن زدہ بچپن، باپ کی جنسی خواہش، محبت اور شادی کے بندھن میں بندھنا مشکل، عورت، بیوی اور لونڈیوں کی محبت کے بارے میں پراسرار تفصیلات شامل ہیں۔ فرائیڈ اور ڈی ایچ لارنس نے کرداروں کی نفسیات کی تشکیل میں ایک اہم کردار ادا کیا اور بتایا کہ کس طرح ایک بچہ اپنے اردگرد کے حالات سے دوچار ہوتا ہے جو بعد میں اس کی شخصیت اور سوچ کو متاثر کرتا ہے جیسے اپنے والد کے لیے ایلی کی نفرت۔ جو اس کی سماجی/جنسی زندگی کو کسی نہ کسی طرح مفلوج کر دیتی ہے)۔ بچپن کے مصائب کا سب سے بڑا اثر مصنف (ایلی) کی کسی عورت کے ساتھ نمٹنے میں ناکامی ہے جب تک کہ وہ اسے دیو/دیوی کے طور پر پیش نہ کرے ۔

Malgudi Days by R.K.Narayan

Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories written by R. K. Narayan, published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications, the publishing company Narayan himself founded in 1942. He founded the company after he was cut off from England as a result of WWII, and needed some outlet for his writing. It wasn’t just a vanity press, though, as during the war there was no other way to circulate Indian writing, and Indian readers had no access to new work. The press is still in operation, now run by Narayan’s granddaughter, Bhuvaneswari, or Minnie. Malgudi Days was first published outside of India in the 1982, by Penguin Classics. The book consists of 32 stories, all of which take place in the fictional town of Malgudi, in southern India. Each story is meant to portray a different facet of life in Malgudi. The project has been adapted several times, beginning in 1986 when a few of the stories were adapted into a television series, also called Malgudi Days, which was directed by actor and director, Shankar Nag. In 2004, it was revived by the film maker Kavitha Lankesh; the new series was broadcast on the public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, Doordarshan.“An Astrologer’s Day” features an astrologer who knows absolutely nothing about stars or astrology. He never wanted the job but he was so impoverished, he couldn't turn down the job. Through clever guesswork and manipulation, he has made many amazing predictions over the years so that people keep using his services. One day he comes across his rival, a man he thought he had killed years ago. He disguises himself as “the astrologer” and fools his rival, effecting a narrow escape.

The Story of Doctor By Hugh Lofting

 

ONCE upon a time, many years ago when our grandfathers were little children—there was a doctor; and his name was Dolittle—John Dolittle, M.D. "M.D." means that he was a proper doctor and knew a whole lot. He lived in a little town called, Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. All the folks, young and old, knew him well by sight. And whenever he walked down the street in his high hat everyone would say, "There goes the Doctor!— He's a clever man." And the dogs and the children would all run up and follow behind him; and even the crows that lived in the church-tower would caw and nod their heads. The house he lived in, on the edge of the town, was quite small; but his garden was very large and had a wide lawn and stone seats and weeping-willows hanging over. His sister, Sarah Dolittle, was housekeeper for him; but the Doctor looked after the garden himself. He was very fond of animals and kept many kinds of pets. Besides the gold-fish in the pond at the bottom of his garden, he had rabbits in the pantry, white mice in his piano, a squirrel in the linen closet and a hedgehog in the cellar. He had a cow with a calf too, and an old lame horse-twenty-five years of age—and chickens, ...