Ibn-e-Insha, real name Sher Muhammad Khan, born on June 15, 1927, died on January 11, 1978, was a Leftist Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer, and columnist. He is regarded as one of the best humorists in Urdu. His writing has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent of Amir Khusro in its use of words and construction. He was associated with several governmental services including Radio Pakistan, Ministry of Culture, and National Book Centre of Paksitan. 

This collection features: "Dilli kay Chatkhaaray", an essay by Shahid Ahmed Dehlvi; Umrao Jaan Ada (excerpt) by Mirza Ruswa; and "Hyderabad Ka Jo Zikr Kiya" by Mujtaba Husain.

Selected poetry of Ahmed Faraz recited in his own voice. Ahmed Faraz, born Syed Ahmed Shah, was one of the most acclaimed modern Urdu Poets of the last century. Faraz was his pseudonym or 'takhallus'. Faraz, who has been compared with Faiz Ahmed Faiz, holds a unique position as one of the best poets of current times, with a fine but simple style of writting.

Bajang Aamad, one of the classics of Urdu Literature by Colonel Muhammad Khan is a humorous autobiographical account of his time in the army. Colonel Muhammad Khan was a Pakistan Army officer and a war veteran. He also served in the Indian Army of the undivided British India during World War II. The success of this, his first book earned him critical acclaim and he is considered one of the most influential humor writers of his era.

Intizar Hussain is recognized as the greatest contemporary Pakistani Urdu fiction writer. Among his numerous awards is a nomination for the Man Booker International Prize in 2013. "This book Dilli Tha Jis Kaa Naam is the history of the vicissitudes that all old cities have to go through. Medieval anecdote, legends, tales, miraculous coincidences and chance happening are presented in the book in a contemporary environment which makes a fascinating reading and brings the past to the threshold of the present." (Sarwat Ali)