The book includes unforgettable stories like "Toba Tek Singh", "The Return", "The Assignment", "Colder Than Ice" and many more, bringing alive the most tragic event in the history of the Indian subcontinent.

    This selection of some 350 letters spanning Tagore's entire life is the first to be available to English readers. The letters are intended to show as many facets of his experience, interests and ideas as possible, and will be a valuable source of information, not only for the understanding of the complexity of Tagore's personality, but also of the times in which he lived.

    All work is in English.

    This lavishly illustrated book provides an incisive look at the evolution of Karachi's urban fabric and architecture as influenced by the political order of its time.

    Shafqat describes the history of military hegemony and examines the breakdown of military control, assessing the rise of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the changing configuration of party-military relations.

    The contributors, including Amartya Sen and Pranab Bardhan, question the dichotomy between secular nationalism and religious communalism and take issue with cultural critiques of modernity and nationalism.