With World Poetry Day right around the corner, Bengaluru’s up-and-coming and established poets share some of the poets, poems, and collections that have touched them, and would be a great start ...

In the picturesque outskirts of Khag tehsil in Kashmir, Muneer Ahmad Dar, known as 'Muneer Speaks,' has transformed his ...

Poetry is “a luxury we cannot afford”, Singapore’s founding prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, said many years ago. He intended it to be a maxim for the then-fledgling nation to focus on matters ...

Think again. There are endless amounts of silly, whimsical and funny poems sure to give you a chuckle. Below, you’ll find a selection of amusing poetry: Some imagine fun fantasy scenarios ...

"We have used English as a language of discrimination against the common citizen and the majority of the population." He proposed that Urdu should also be offered as a choice for the compulsory ...

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 ...

According to the Urdu scholar Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, the earliest recorded instance of “Urdu” as a language name appears in 1780, in the poetry of Ghulam Hamdani Mushafi (1750–1824). In one of his ...

Ramadan is a deeply significant month in the Muslim calendar, cherished as the holiest period for millions of Muslims around the globe. It is a time of spirituality, reflection, and community bonding.

The final two programmes focus on classic poetry and include a selection of well-known poems often taught at Key Stage 2. These poems are read by the actors Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Urdu is a member of the Indo-Aryan group in Indo-European languages. Urdu is spoken as the first language of about 70 million people and as a second language by more than 100 million people, ...

Gul, meaning "flower" in Urdu, is a symbol of beauty ... In this episode of Urdunama, we talk about gul, its meaning in poetry, and how it represents love, loss, and hope.