This site accompanies HIND_URD 320, “Ghost Stories,” taught at Northwestern University in Winter 2025.
Readings:
Hakim Azhar Dehlvi, excerpts from Chin aur Bangal ka Jadu
Muhammad Husain Jah, excerpts from Tilism-e Hoshruba
Intizar Husain, excerpts from Dilli Tha Jis ka Nam
Qazi ʿAbdul Ghaffar, “Kabar ki Kothri”
Mrs. ʿAbdul Qadir, “Sada-e Jaras”
Hijab Imtiaz ʿAli, “Us ka Ek Hath Kata Hua Tha”
Iftikhar ʿArif, “Ek Tha Raja Chhota Sa”
Useful links:
Rekhta Dictionary (Urdu and Hindi)