The world today knows a Gujarati as globetrotter, who has left his footprint in numerous lands across oceans and time zones. AHMEDABAD: The world today knows a Gujarati as globetrotter, who has left ...

“Travelogues of globetrotters, particularly European travelers to Iran during the [lunar] months of Muharram and Safar bear narrations of Ashura [mourning ceremonies] in different historical periods, ...

Before I mention why you should read travelogues, let’s go over why travelogues are read in the first place. Travelogues are basically short travel stories. Most of us read it to satiate our ...

DR ANWER Sadeed in his book Urdu Adab Mein Safarnama has mentioned about 80 Haj travelogues written in Urdu, but the correct number is around 400, says Dr Muhammad Shahabuddin in his book Urdu Mein ...

IN these columns we have discussed ‘The 10 best Urdu autobiographies’ (Jan 27, 2014) and ‘The 10 best Urdu novels’ (Feb 11, 2014). Today, let us have a look at some of the best Urdu travel accounts.