From mushairas to multimedia showcases, Shaam-e-Rekhta brings fresh relevance to Urdu’s poetic legacy to resonate across ...

Explore the profound ways Urdu captures the complexities of loss, offering solace and understanding beyond words By Hibban ...

In tribute to a poet and a progressive celebrated for his matchless articulation of the reality of emotion amidst the illusion that is life ...

Perhaps the pleasure in the heart of his children’s friends came from his ability to cook delicious meals for them. Vidyarthi died on Thursday last week. The body of the Radio Africa vice chair and ...

Independence Day holds a special place in every Indian heart. On 15 August, the tricolour waves high as we remember the sacrifices that brought us freedom. This day is not just about history; it’s ...

Urdu is perhaps one of the most beautiful languages we are blessed with. It feels like a column of sunshine on a cold heart, it feels like poetry upon the wind, and like a tear that escapes the eye ...

New Delhi: Fouzia Dastango nervously stepped onto the stage with a story she had told many times before. This time was different. She was a Muslim woman about to perform the Ramayana in Urdu in ‘Ram ...

With words that pulse with vulnerability, sensuality, retrospection, and joy, a gifted collective of Black queer poets are crafting literary works that boldly reflect the fullness of Black queer life ...

Pakeezah (1972) is a nostalgic journey into a bygone India of thumris, shayari, and Nawabi grace. The film stars Meena Kumari as the eponymous lead, alongside Ashok Kumar and Raaj Kumar. As part of ...

in the late 1960’s. Izhar-ul-Haq was deeply moved by Aftab Ahmad Shah’s wondrous intelligence, his mercurial temperament, and his imperviousness to worldliness. He proceeds to review the latter’s ...

56th Shankar-Shad Mushaira: Some traditions hold their ground no matter how much time passes and some legacies remain just as cherished as they were when they first began. The Shankar-Shad Mushaira is ...

56th Shankar-Shad Mushaira: Some traditions hold their ground no matter how much time passes and some legacies remain just as cherished as they were when they first began. The Shankar-Shad Mushaira is ...