گوہر مقصود
By راشد الخیری
Cover: Mughal harem (c. 1700-1710), opaque watercolour on paper by Unknown Mughal artist · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (published before 1930)
Rashid ul Khairi's Gauhar-e-Maqsood is a slim book of two stories, Khayalistan ki Pari and Lal ki Talash. The first begins in the fairy kingdom of Khayalistan, where the fairy Ghafira is sentenced to lose her wings and be driven out for staying away from the court three days. Rashid ul Khairi was a leading figure in Urdu writing for and about women.
Summary written with Claude Sonnet 5.5.