Great news for lovers of Urdu Literature, Khurshid Iqbal, a critic and researcher from India, has a masters thesis on Science Fiction in Urdu Literature. The text itself is in the Urdu language but I am hoping that an English translation would be available in the near future. It startsContinue Reading
Tilsm Hosh Afza (طلسم ہوش افزا): I have gotten some emails over the last few years to comment on this book. Tilsm Hosh Afza is a collection of 12 short stories from the well known Urdu author Ashfaq Ahmad from Pakistan. The title of the collection is inspired from theContinue Reading
While Imran series is not focused on science fiction and is mainly a spy series, it does have many elements which can be considered as science fiction. Although it is never mentioned where the store is set, other than the author says that it is in a South Asian countryContinue Reading
آدمی سنجیدہ ہو کر کیا کرے جب کہ وہ جانتا ہے کہ ایک دن اسے اپنی سنجیدگی سمیت دفن ہوجانا پڑے گا۔ Translation: Why should man ever become serious when he knows full well that one day he will be buried along with his seriousness? (Ibne Safi) Asrar Ahmad, betterContinue Reading
Before there was Shani, there was Son of Andata – the first science fiction movie from Pakistan. The Pakistani actor Sultan Rahi starred as an evil robot invented by a scientist for his nefarious goals. [Thanks to Sher Asif for pointing out this resource] Addendum: Youtube has clip form aContinue Reading