Toba Tek Singh is one of Manto's most famous stories. Hearing it in Zia Mohyeddin's voice, the story resonates on a deeper level, the message settling in in one's consciousness.
The yearly Muharram transmission on PTV featuring Zia Mohyeddin's voice as he narrates the episode of Karbala, documenting the burial sites of the martyrs of the Holy Household (AS) and reciting marsias. Here is the man himself reciting a marsia by Mir Anees:
And who can forget this gorgeous reading of a letter sent from a father to his daughter?
Zia Mohyeddin is gone but his service to literature and how he made words come alive will live on forever.
The yearly Muharram transmission on PTV featuring Zia Mohyeddin's voice as he narrates the episode of Karbala, documenting the burial sites of the martyrs of the Holy Household (AS) and reciting marsias. Here is the man himself reciting a marsia by Mir Anees:
And who can forget this gorgeous reading of a letter sent from a father to his daughter?
Zia Mohyeddin is gone but his service to literature and how he made words come alive will live on forever.