Whirlwind of the Heart, The Ghazal: Tīr, Dil, Jigar
Mehr Afshan Farooqi
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23617663
Mehr Afshan Farooqi grew up in Allahabad, India. A multiple gold medalist from Allahabad University, Farooqi is currently a Professor of Urdu and South Asian Literature at the University of Virginia. Her research publications address complex issues of Urdu literary culture, particularly in the context of modernity. She is interested in bilingualism and how it impacts creativity. Farooqi is also a well-known translator, anthologist, and columnist. She has recently published Ghalib: A Wilderness at my Doorstep, A Critical Biography (Penguin/Allen Lane/ January 2021). Mehr continued her work on Ghalib and published a second book: Ghalib: Flowers in a Mirror, A Critical Commentary (Penguin/Allen Lane/January 2024). She is currently working on a memoir, Whirlwind of the Heart. Farooqi writes a featured column on Urdu literature, past and present, in Dawn.
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