When Hyder visited the Urdu Academy in Lucknow, she remarked that the institution had become stuck in a time warp, like the language it fostered. (Getty Images) March is Women’s History Month. It’s ...
In an informal conversation with Qurratulain Hyder in 1987, when acclaimed Urdu poet Shahryar, and Abul Kalam Qasmi—Urdu poet, scholar and critic—asked her about the techniques she employed while ...