

At that time they had 25 novels of Devta in their library. I was ecstatic to find Devta among the books that they had. Finally when I was in my 8th grade I discovered a private library in our vicinity that lend books on per day basis. In the next 4-5 years I hardly could find a suspense digest here and there and read a few more episodes only increasing my fondness of the novel. But still I was in love with Farhad Ali Taimoor and Soniya (Our main protagonists). I was young at that stage and didn't have enough resources to buy and read other episodes. I read the entire episode some 30-40 times in the next 1-2 years. It was already into it's 10th year and I had no idea of what has happened in the 100 or so episodes that have passed but I was instantly hooked to it. It is there when I first came into interaction with Devta. Being a reading buff even at that age I started reading it and after I had read all the complete stories and nothing left to read I started the episode-wise novels. I read the It was some 32 years ago somewhere in 1987 (I was merely 8 years) that I came across a Suspense digest in my home. It was some 32 years ago somewhere in 1987 (I was merely 8 years) that I came across a Suspense digest in my home. It was later published in book form,and contained 56 volumes.May well deserve an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records.more The idea would become stale and the writing very ordinary,but not for its loyal audience which kept it going,seemingly forever. This would come in very handy when Farhad Ali Taimoor,the protagonist would come up against criminal masterminds from the underworld and international spies.Ĭertainly,when I was nine years old,I was thrilled beyond words and followed it for quite a while.But then,I started reading other things and lost interest.Doubt if I'll able to muster any interest at all now. I had stopped reading it a long time ago,but decades later,I was stunned to discover that it was still going on.Īs for the story,it is about a man with telepathic powers.(Devta is a Hindi word which means god).He can enter anyone's mind,read his thoughts and then plan his future course of action accordingly.

As for the story,it is about a man with telepathic powers.(Devta is a Hindi word which means god).He can enter anyone's mind,read his thoughts and then plan his future course of action acco I marvel at the sheer longevity of this story.I was nine years old,when I read its first episode in Suspense Digest,a Pakistani magazine.It would continue for the little matter of another 33 years ! I marvel at the sheer longevity of this story.I was nine years old,when I read its first episode in Suspense Digest,a Pakistani magazine.It would continue for the little matter of another 33 years ! I had stopped reading it a long time ago,but decades later,I was stunned to discover that it was still going on. It was started in February, 1977 and appeared every month in Suspense Digest, with its concluding chapter published in January 2010.more He has also written screenplays for film and television.ĭevta is one of the longest continuously-published stories on record. The author Mohiuddin Nawab, a well-known social story writer of Pakistan, has written more than 500 stories, both short stories and novel-length, mostly published in Suspense Digest, a monthly magazine published in Karachi and available in Pakistan, India, and various parts of the world where Urdu is spoken. Devta is the fictional autobiography of Farhad Ali Taimoor, a man who gained amazing telepathic powers. It was published monthly for 33 years in the Pakistani magazine Suspense Digest from 1977 to 2010. The author Mohiuddin Nawab, a well-known social story writer of Pakistan, has written mo Devta is a serialized fantasy novel written in the Urdu language by Mohiuddin Nawab. Devta is a serialized fantasy novel written in the Urdu language by Mohiuddin Nawab.
