97th edition of 'The Ravi' published

The 97th edition of the oldest academic literary magazine of the sub-continent "The Ravi" has come out on Saturday with literary and research articles by noted writers, professors, old Ravians and the university students. The Ravi, a contemporary of London Times Literary Supplement, has been a part of the sub-continent's literary heritage for the last one hundred and ten years.
This publication, which began in 1900, has now seen the end of the first decade of the 21st century, serving to enlighten people by gathering together voices from all over the globe. This year the English section of The Ravi boasts such prominent names as Noam Chomsky, Steven Pinker, Khalid Ahmad, Kamal Azfar and Yawar Abbas among its contributors. Writers on a spectrum ranging from prominent Old Ravians such as Zia Mohyeuddin, political thinkers such as Lal Khan, to philosophers such as the Turkish expounder Ali Yurtserver, were featured in the compilation. Despite the gravity of their subject matter, articles by Soufia A. Siddique and M. Umer Khan offered a light hearted yet thought provoking view of pertinent issues.
The Urdu section of The Ravi consisted of seven sub-divisions devoted to acknowledging the works and lives of various personalities associated with the Urdu literary tradition, such as Mir Taqi Mir, N. M. Rashid, Dr Waheed Qureshi, Dr Muhammad Hassan, Dr Wazir Agha, Ishfaq Ahmad and Farkhanda Lodhi. The contributors also include such notable literati as Professor Fateh Muhammad Malik, Dr Aslam Ansari, Dr Anwar Sadeed, Najam Hussein Syed, Sabir Lodhi, Dr Anwar Sajjad, Mansha Yaad, Iftikhar Arif, Amjad Islam Amjad, Sarmad Sehbai, Anwar Masood and Shuja-ur-Rehman Dogar.
Rana Hamza Ijaz, the Editor of this year's The Ravi Urdu Section, in its editorial explored the complexities of the human mind, yearning for intellectual independence in the socio-political contexts. Ummar Ziauddin (Editor English, The Ravi) in the English editorial reviewed the nostalgic chasm between the past and the present. He traced the utilitarian exegesis of change as the permanent feature of human history.
GCU English Department Chairperson and The Ravi Adviser Dr Nosheen Khan said that this year's edition of The Ravi has truly lived up to the expectations associated with the name, and the level of excellence that the University demands. She said that The Ravi is also on the list of recognised priority journals of the Higher Education Commission.
GCU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Aftab said that the main objective of The Ravi is to explore the literary talent among the university students, adding that it provides them a medium of self-expression. "It is a necessary aid to the fostering of literary environment in the university," he added. He said that the literary magazine had been named after the river Ravi, adding that the flowing river is refereed as the symbolic continuity of ideas, thoughts, feelings and rich sentiments of the GCU students, alumni and faculty members which are expressed through the magazine.