Asad Mirza Last week, a Supreme Court bench’s observation on the use of Urdu, has once again opened a pandora’s box, on the ...

Yet, 73% of crimes in India’s statute books carry prison terms ranging from a day to 20 years. Moreover, a shocking 301 ...

A man shows a Persian language version of a Chinese book at a bookstore in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 22, 2025. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua) The culture ...

Change is indeed the only constant, but does it apply to languages as well? In an era where identity politics often ...

On Monday, April 21, his birth anniversary which is observed as 'Saadi Shirazi Day', the Iran Culture House, Mumbai, and Urdu ...

That extends to restaurants like Hekmat’s, where “we’re making everything on three induction burners, a toaster oven, and a ...

ALLAMA Iqbal’s first poetic collection in Urdu, Baang-i-Dara, was first published in 1924. But before Iqbal could bring out ...

The court's ruling is a reminder that languages evolve through shared histories and collective usage, not exclusion, writes .

Language not religion, but culture, must not become cause for division’ NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday rejected a plea challenging the use of Urdu ...

Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical is India’s first Broadway-style production. It has been touring the globe since 2016 and to date, ...

As recounted in Pratap: A Defiant Newspaper, jointly written by Chander Mohan and Jyotsna Mohan, the episode puts the intense nationalistic fervour of our freedom fighters in stark contrast to the ...

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