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Ashraf Lone

Ashraf Lone

Urdu scholar and teacher

Urdu scholar and teacher based in Handwara, Kashmir.

By Ashraf Lone

Why Krishan Chander's short story 'Kalu Bhangi' is extremely relevant today

It's a tale of how the life of India's manual scavengers continues to be hellish.

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We need Saadat Hasan Manto today to make sense of the time

Religious extremism is taking an ugly turn with each passing day. The Urdu literary doyen would have risen against such exploitation.

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