Sudhir Kumar Vidyarthi/COURTESYBy all accounts, Sudhir Kumar Vidyarthi was not just a man who lived a long life — he lived a full one.From staying steadfast in the colour print business, which he has ...

These lines (not exactly the literal translation) from a song in Namkeen, which was directed by Gulzar (born as Sampoorn ...

Bazm-e-Urdu Qatar (BUQ), established in 1959 to promote Urdu language and literature, hosted the launch of the poetry collection Arzoo ka dia by Doha-based poet Samreen Nadeem Samar. This is her ...

The Khari Boli–Braj Bhasha controversy teaches us that languages are not just means of communication—they are repositories of memory, religion, resistance, and aspiration.

Urdu poetry still inspires people. While finding a sher or shayar is an issue, some platforms are giving a renewed push to a tradition in crisis.

Emerging research finds that poetry can help us feel happier, healthier, and more connected to each other.

Of prose poetry in Urdu By Syed Afsar Sajid Books: ‘Kahani ek shaher ki’ by Dr. Jawaz Jafri ‘Samaey ka dhara’ & ‘Dar-e-imkaN pay dastak’ by Yusuf Khalid Prose poetry is a literary form ...

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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 ...

Urdu poetry, fuelled by love and longing, fired up by politics, amplified by Instagram and reimagined by indie bands, is finding new fans ...

BOOK EXCERPT Poetry picks: Read Ishrat Afreen’s feminist Urdu poetry in translation An excerpt from ‘Humsafar: The World of Urdu Poetry’, by Hitesh Gupta Aadil.

Born and raised in Sialkot, Punjab, Sir Muhammad Iqbal was a South Asian Muslim writer whose poetry in the Urdu language is considered among the greatest of the 20th century.