Urdu Texts and Contexts: The Selected Essays of C.M. Naim

The essays collected here, eclectic in methodology but often written 'against the grain', offer fresh perspectives on diverse Urdu texts vital to the cultural history of India, and on the equally diverse literary, social, and performative contexts historically identified with the Urdu language in South Asia and beyond. The selection here represents Professor Naim's lifelong interest in broadening the field of Urdu Literature into the more inclusive and interdisciplinary field of Urdu Studies.