Raja Gidh
Bano Qudsia
This is one of the most famous novels of Urdu and the most noticed work by Bano Qudsia. In an apparent love triangle based storyline, Bano Aapa has touched sensitive moral issues of the society. A more tricky part of the novel though is the parallel metaphorical story of a kingdom of vultures (as the name would suggest). However, if you’re new to Urdu novel reading or find fathoming the philosophy too tough, we suggest that you may skip those chapters in first read (but do cover them in the second read).