Once the language of poets, revolutionaries, and common folk, Urdu remains a symbol of the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb — a syncretic ...

ISLAMABAD, Apr 10 (APP): Renowned poet Iftikhar Arif bagged Kamal-e-Fun Award for the year 2023 on Thursday for his services ...

Delhi, the timeless heart of India, has long enchanted poets with its layered heritage, vibrant culture, and bustling streets. Across centuries, Urdu poets have portrayed Delhi as a city that holds ...

Renowned Urdu poet Khushbir Singh Shaad learned Urdu script around the time his first book (Jaane Kab Yeh Mausam Badle) was released. Shaad has also penned verses for the title song for Bollywood ...

A special performance and discussion in Mumbai will shine a light on the extended forms of Urdu poetry like masnavi, beyond ...

In her new book, Barish-e-Rahmat, poet-singer Minu Bakshi stirs emotions of love and longing. She tells HTCity how Urdu poetry is still relevant in Gen Z era. Poet Minu Bakshi talks about her ...

After partition, he migrated to Karachi. Qamar Jalalvi is regarded as one of the best classical Urdu Ghazal poets. His major collections include Rashk-e Qamar, Auj-e-Qamar, Gham-e-Javedan and ...

For subsequent years, except when India and Pakistan were at war or diplomatically not aligned, the mushaira featured ...

“Very few people are familiar with Urdu literature, even through poetry. There were forms such as the qasida ... Daya Shankar ...