Yaadon Ki Baarat (Excerpts)
Writer Josh Malihabadi | Narrator Shubham Mishra**
Curated by Irfan**
Shubham Mishra was born and brought up in Delhi. He pursued studies in Geography, Architecture, and Urban Planning - first at Delhi University, followed by the School of Planning and Architecture, and later at the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation in the Netherlands. Alongside his professional journey, Shubham has nurtured a deep interest in Hindi-Urdu literature, music, and the exploration of old maps.
Over the past several years, he has worked as a consultant with institutions such as the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, German International Cooperation, the Centre for Science and Environment, among others. As a translator, Shubham has rendered into Hindi the works of renowned Urdu critics and storytellers including Intizar Husain, Shamim Hanfi, and Shamsur Rahman Farooqi. His notable translations include Dilli Tha Jiska Naam by Intizar Husain (Yoda Press–Sage Publications, 2016); Akhiri Pahar Ki Dastak, a collection of poems by Shamim Hanfi (Setu, 2022); Humsafaron Ke Darmyaan (Rajkamal, 2019) and Urdu Kahani : Kuchh Batein Kuchh Tasweerein, Premchand se Surendra Prakash Tak (Rajkamal, 2021); as well as Shamsur Rahman Farooqi’s story Fani Baqi (Samas, 2021).
Most recently, he translated Delhi Jo Ek Shahar Tha, a celebrated work by journalist and author Rajendra Lal Handa, from Urdu into Hindi.
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