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Salman Akhtar

Salman Akhtar

The writer is professor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, and author or editor of over 70 books on diverse topics in psychiatry and psychoanalysis. He is also a poet in both Urdu and English.

By Salman Akhtar

'Ghazal Usne Chherhi' brings Urdu, India's lost daughter, back to her roots

Rekhta's new book of poetry traces her lyrical journey of 1,000 years, and a Hindustani ancestry we can no longer deny.

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Salman Akhtar pays a lovely tribute to his aunt Hamida Salim

She was an economist and educator, but what's more, a benefactor to numerous souls in need, including an orphan like me.

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