ABOUT THE JOURNAL

An Urdu research journal, published from Darbhanga

Refereed scholarship in Urdu, in print and in PDF, four times a year.

What we publish

Research papers on Urdu language and literature, literary criticism, short fiction and poetry — each read by the editorial board before it goes to print.

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The Gosha

Every volume gives a section over to a single writer, gathering essays, appreciations and selections of their work in one place.

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THE EDITOR

Dr. Mansoor Khushtar

Poet, critic and editor — born in Darbhanga, 1986.

Dr. Mansoor Khushtar edits Darbhanga Times from the journal’s office in Darbhanga. Alongside the journal he writes his own criticism and poetry — among them Kuchh Mahfil-e-Khuban Ki (2015), Naqd-e-Afsana (2016), Tarzi Aur Ijtihad-e-Sheri (2018) and Kasa-e-Dil — and has compiled a number of anthologies, including Ikkiswin Sadi Mein Urdu Ghazal (2017) and Bihar Me Bachon Ka Adab Kal Aur Aaj (2021), a survey of writing for children in Urdu in Bihar.

Editorial office: Shaukat Ali House, Purani Munsifi, Lalbagh, Darbhanga, Bihar 846004.
A selection of his books can also be read at Rekhta.

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Digital ₹299 · Printed copy ₹499, posted anywhere in India.

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