The bard of Bhopal always warbled a new melody. He settled on the banks of Yamuna, but the Upper Lake always lingered in his ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

NISHTER is a Persian word and it means a lancet, a surgical knife or blade. The 72 nishters or lancets, or 72 heart-pricking couplets, of Mir Taqi Mir was the mantra in Urdu criticism ever since ...

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