“Urdu poetry has always been a voice for resistance ... her verses at the mushairas and baithaks, she says, “Each poem has different emotions and nuances and therefore means different things ...

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 ...

“Very few people are familiar with Urdu literature, even through poetry. There were forms such ... Sauda once wrote a poem on a British official, who was so enraged that he wanted the poet ...