Instantly recognisable #Raduga publications. I have a similar novel but published by Raduga Samarkand! Zaheer ud Deen Babur aka Starry Nights by Qadirov translated into #Urdu by Manzar Salim 1985/86.Very funky orthography for some letter combinations and words. Prized possession.
People's Publishing House in Delhi's Connaught Place used to have a small but nice collection of Urdu books published by Raduga/Progress.
PPH had their own Urdu books too, like this collection of Partition stories 'Kitne Toba Tek Singh', that I bought many years ago.
@karanvasudeva I've also faced this a couple of times, especially for expensive foreign editions which turned out to be print on demand types with run of the mill ink, binding, and paper. Makes one wary.
Some of his closest disciples didn't visit classical vocalist Mallikarjun Mansur as he lay dying of lung cancer at home in Dharwar, Karnataka. He was very fond of beedis. On his deathbed, he told his son (who smoded cigarettes), 'Pilao'.
Raghu Rai | The Last Puff