bid farewell to his tenure with a memorable touch of poetry during his last press conference, leaving a lasting impression. Known for his impromptu poetic flair, Kumar recited Urdu verses while ...

New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) History books will remember the year 2024 for bidding farewell to many eminent ... Rana, who wrote in Awadhi and Urdu, made poetry accessible to audiences unfamiliar ...

TORONTO - No Canadians are in the running for the Griffin Poetry Prize for the first time in the literary award’s 25-year history. The short list announced today consists of five collections ...

PREMIUM The bias against Urdu showed its face during the framing ... whole world is our India), had lamented it in some of his poems of the late 1930s. It showed its face again during the framing ...

The Garwood Partnership for Arts and Culture (GPAC) is looking for entries for the 2nd Annual Garwood Poetry Festival, set to take place on April 26 and 27. GPAC is asking residents of both ...

India’s top court upheld the use of Urdu on public signboards in Maharashtra, rejecting the notion that the language was alien to the country. The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Urdu and ...

Sixteen students from four Columbus schools will present their poetry at the Riffe Center’s Davidson Theatre on May 3. The event, “Schooled on Poetry,” will also feature readings by local ...

Pratapgarhi was a poet in both Urdu and Hindi—his ability to fuse verse with political critique is reminiscent of leaders like Abul Kalam Azad, who wielded poetry as both shield and sword in ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea challenging the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in the town of Patur in Maharashtra’s Akola district. The court said that the prejudice against ...

Javed Akhtar, whose participation delighted the audience, said, “Poetry is not about big words or difficult ideas. It’s about saying something simple that touches people deeply. Tonight ...

To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’ve rounded up 13 collections by Atlanta poets, all published within the last few years. In W.J. Lofton’s third poetry collection, “boy maybe,” 51 ...