Mir Mansoor

n the vast and often turbulent river of South Asian poetry, Mauj-i-Darya by Dr Naveeda Katper flows with both gentleness and force, a rare meeting of personal pain and collective consciousness. This collection is more than a vessel of verses; it is a journey through emotional estuaries, feminist frontiers and spiritual tides. Katper, well known in both Sindhi and Urdu literary circles, brings to it a seasoned authenticity and lyrical strength that recalls the great resistance poets.

WHEN I was in my graduation studies, a great lady teacher used to teach us literary criticism. Once, a topic came up that was not directly related to the subject but was relevant to our post-colonial studies.

A few days back, I met one of my friends over a cup of tea. As usual, our conversation began with books and ended with writers who explore Sufism in contemporary times. Without any shadow of doubt, I have always found my friend to be a voracious reader—one who has immersed himself deeply in the works of mystics, both among Orientalists and Occidental scholars. I urged him to write something thoughtful on subject of Sufism.