What you will find
The library has six rooms: classic novels; self-help, money and success; philosophy and wisdom; mystery, thriller and adventure; science fiction and fantasy; and Urdu poetry and literature. Each book has its own page with a short description written by us, the source of the text and the date we last checked its copyright status.
How the books are chosen
We publish a book only when it passes one simple rule: it was first published in 1930 or earlier, and everyone who wrote, translated or illustrated it died in 1955 or earlier. A person checks every book by hand before it goes online. Read how we check every book.
Reading here
- No account. Your reading position, bookmarks and highlights are saved only in your own browser.
- Made for phones and slow connections, and readable with a screen reader.
- Comfortable text. Change the text size, line spacing, column width and colours.
- Real Nastaliq. Urdu books are set in Nastaliq type, right to left, the way Urdu is meant to be read.
Who makes it
Kalamdan is an independent project. The design, covers and descriptions are our own work. The books themselves belong to everyone.
Get in touch
Found a mistake, or think a book should not be here? Use the report form or write to codebitsdaily7@gmail.com.