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Purana Dushman: Typesetting an Urdu Dialogue for the Web

A deleted scene from "Baich Do Mazhab" becomes a study in digital Urdu typography — two voices, colour-coded speaker bars, and a brick-wall night aesthetic.

May 25, 2026 schedule 2 MIN

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Engineering

Peeking Inside a Database Backup Without a Database

A Supabase backup landed in your downloads and you just need to check one table. This browser tool parses the dump and shows you the data — no restore, no upload.

Apr 05, 2026 schedule 2 MIN

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Engineering

Collecting Reader Feedback Without a Backend: The E-book Feedback Experiment

How a single static page delivers timestamped reader reviews straight to an author — no server, no database, no signup. A useful pattern for independent writers.

Jul 19, 2025 schedule 2 MIN

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Publishing

Publishing "Main Akeli Thi" on the Web: A Book Without a Bookstore

Mohsin Kamil's moving story of Sidra, published as a full web book — title page, table of contents, dedication, Urdu chapters in Nastaliq, and a free PDF.

Jul 14, 2025 schedule 2 MIN

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Publishing

Urdu Book Viewer: Turning a Plain Text File into a Beautiful Digital Book

How a simple .txt manuscript becomes a paginated Urdu book in the browser — with نستعلیق typography, inline songs, and one-click PDF export.

Jul 14, 2025 schedule 2 MIN

Famst Agency Blog

Purana Dushman: Typesetting an Urdu Dialogue for the Web

Peeking Inside a Database Backup Without a Database

Collecting Reader Feedback Without a Backend: The E-book Feedback Experiment

Publishing &quot;Main Akeli Thi&quot; on the Web: A Book Without a Bookstore

Urdu Book Viewer: Turning a Plain Text File into a Beautiful Digital Book

Publishing "Main Akeli Thi" on the Web: A Book Without a Bookstore