These factors combine to paint a picture where poetry is on its deathbed and struggling for breath. As a young person in ...

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

A biopic in Kannada was released in 2018. A series called Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule was aired on DD National. The film ...

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

By upholding the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court reaffirms India’s plural ethos, ...

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the use of Urdu signboards in the Patur Municipal Council of Akola in ...

Hyderabad: Irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy reiterated the Congress govt's unwavering commitment to ...

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

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

NISHTER is a Persian word and it means a lancet, a surgical knife or blade. The 72 nishters or lancets, or 72 heart-pricking ...

Azad’s poetry transcends physical, cultural, or geographical barriers and her contribution to Urdu literature is a testament to the transformative power of art and the importance of using our ...

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely ...