77 A Lament Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi 83 The Monkeys Intizar Husain 86 Achilles Heel Zahida Hena 94 A Roof Overhead Shakila Rafiq 99 How Bibi Ashraf Learned to Read and Write C. M. Nairn 116 Urdu's Tacit Lover: A Conversation with Donald A. Becker Muzaffar Iqbal 120 Computer Softwares for Urdu 131 Documents 133 Book Reviews 145 Bibliographic News 153 News & Events 159 Contributors Copyright (S) Annual of Urdu Studies 1987 Acknowledgment: The editor wishes to thank the Committee on Southern Asian Studies, University of Chicago, for their generous and timely support. Annual Subscription: $12.00. All payments must be in U.S. currency. Checks and m/o should be made payable to the editor. Subscriptions, contributions and other correspondence should be addressed to the editor: C. M. Nairn 1130 E. 59th Street Chicago, IL, 60637