In missing them, I have compiled a list of Urdu verses (or Shayari) that remind me of the times I have ... Iqbal wrote many pieces of poetry, following the Sufi tradition of instilling a connection ...

We've all heard of bathroom singers, but ever heard of anyone writing lyrics via SMS on the pot ... already published three books of Hindi and Urdu poetry. "I write ghazals, free verse and ...

Eminent Urdu writer Shamim Tariq on Wednesday said that Firaq Gorakhpuri is the Mir of modern Urdu poetry. Tariq was speaking at the opening session of the two-day national seminar “Firaq ...

EXACTLY 124 years ago, on February 15, died Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, one of Urdu’s greatest bards. However, critical evaluation —commentaries and re-evaluation — of Ghalib’s poetry and ...

Ghalib started composing poetry at the age of 11. His first language was Urdu, but Persian and Turkish were also spoken at home. Although Ghalib himself was far prouder of his poetic achievements ...