Whispers of Wullar

In Afsanvi Sadaein, Dr. Shaheena Yusuf gathers 31 stories that trace love, devotion, and human fragility, revealing the heartbeat of Kashmir through fiction.

- Rayees Ahmad Kumar

Every year, the Wullar Urdu Adbi Forum Kashmir summons writers to tell their stories.

Founders have turned storytelling into ritual. They host, critique, and champion Urdu fiction with the rigour of scholars and the care of friends.

During the pandemic, when the world fell silent, the forum’s gatherings moved online. Words travelled through screens, binding writers across oceans.

Afsanvi Sadaein, edited by Dr. Shaheena Yusuf, is the record of one such gathering.

Thirty-one stories, each a pulse of a society in flux, now rest on paper.

The anthology begins with Noor Shah's Wapsi, set on Dal Lake. A community that shares faith fractures into islands of practice, mosques proliferate, and tradition bends under modern pressures. The story reminds readers that division often hides in the familiar.