Submissions

Submitting your work to Darbhanga Times

Darbhanga Times Urdu journal cover, January to June 2025 issue, Gosha S. M. Rafi

Darbhanga Times welcomes contributions in Urdu from researchers, critics, poets and writers of fiction. Submissions are read by the editorial board, and accepted pieces appear in a forthcoming quarterly volume.

What we publish

  • Research papers on Urdu language, literature and criticism
  • Literary criticism and review essays
  • Short fiction (afsana)
  • Ghazals and nazms
  • Essays proposed for a Gosha on a particular writer

How to send your work

Email your manuscript to the editorial office at darbhangatimes@gmail.com. Please include your full name, postal address and a phone number so the office can reach you, and state clearly which section of the journal you are submitting to.

Before you send

  • Send unpublished work that is not under consideration elsewhere.
  • Give full references for anything you quote.
  • Responsibility for the views expressed in a paper rests with its author.

If you would like to ask about deadlines for a particular volume, or about a proposed Gosha, you can also reach us on WhatsApp at +91 94720 59441.

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