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A 424-page volume carrying a Gosha devoted to Jamal Oveysi, alongside new research papers, literary criticism, short fiction and ghazals in Urdu.

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427 pages of refereed Urdu scholarship, with a Gosha on S. M. Rafi. Available as an instant PDF download or a printed copy posted across India.

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A Journal of Urdu Literature, Culture & Thought

Darbhanga Times gathers research, criticism and creative writing in Urdu — 13 issues carefully edited, printed and preserved for readers and researchers.

  • Peer Reviewed

    Every paper is refereed by the editorial board before it appears in print.

  • Urdu Scholarship

    Devoted to Urdu literature, language, criticism and cultural thought.

  • Established Archive

    Issues from 2016–2026 kept available and in print.

  • ISSN 2395-2016

    A registered international refereed research journal, published from Darbhanga.

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Serious literature survives when it is read, discussed and preserved. Darbhanga Times exists to keep Urdu scholarship in print.

Dr. Mansoor Khushtar

Editor, Darbhanga Times

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Darbhanga Times — April to September 2026

Period
April – June 2026 & July – September 2026
Special section
Gosha: Jamal Oveysi
ISSN
2395-2016
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Gosha: Jamal Oveysi

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A dedicated section in the April – June 2026 & July – September 2026 issue, gathering writing devoted to a single figure in Urdu letters.

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Darbhanga Times is published by the Al-Mansoor Educational and Welfare Trust — a registered non-governmental organisation in Darbhanga that works on education, child welfare and local development alongside its publishing programme.

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