Indian critics on work of Shaani
March 01, 2019
In the history of Hindi language, literature and culture, something occurred during the mid-18th century because of which not a single major Muslim writer writing in Hindi emerged for nearly 200 years. From this angle, Shaani can surely be considered the first Muslim literateur writing in Khari Boli Hindi, who emerged after a gap of […]
Shaani, a fiction writer
May 20, 2018
Story writer Shaani “There was neither any social purpose before me nor any kind of commitment. I was not familiar with the contemporary social or political movements either. Nor did any form of social injustice inspired me to write. For me, writing was a medium to grapple with entirely personal, private and inner anguish and […]
A conversation with Shaani
June 17, 2017
In the history of Hindi language, literature and culture, something occurred during the mid-18th century because of which not a single major Muslim writer writing in Hindi emerged for nearly 200 years. From this angle, Shaani can surely be considered the first Muslim literateur writing in Khari Boli Hindi, who emerged after a gap of […]