Hallaj’s mystical utterance to Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s revolutionary verse, South Asia’s poetic traditions have long intertwined ...

In Gulmarg, speaking with media, Abdullah also quoted a couplet of Pakistani Urdu poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz, “Dil na umeed to nahi ...

Today, in a world that churns, collapses, scrolls, posts, forgets—we need Faiz more than ever. We need his words like we need ...

“Baitbaazi is more than just a literary game – it’s an intellectual activity that enhances memory, strengthens vocabulary, and deepens our appreciation of classical Urdu poetry,” said Zaidi. He ...

Our poetry editor recommends collections that revel in nature, family life, hard work and language. By Gregory Cowles If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry ...

Since every nuance of artistic creation has an imprint of its own, Urdu words like ishq, mohabbat ... beat the more severe literary forms of poetry amd managed to burrow deep into what is today ...

New Delhi: Language is not religion and to consider Urdu as a language of Muslims is a "pitiable digression" from reality and unity in diversity, the Supreme Court has said while rejecting a ...

Dananeer Mobeen and Ahad Raza Mir Shine in the Urdu-language drama Meem Se Mohabbat Meem Se Mohabbat, led by Ahad Raza Mir, is on a winning streak. Twenty-seven episodes in, this Hum TV drama ...

Famous for his romantic and mystic poetry, Tagore was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. His books are Gitanjali and The Gardener. Mirza Ghalib: A renowned Urdu ...

Publishing poetry on Instagram “goes beyond writing. On social media, there's a communication, a visual, an aesthetic and an audio aspect. Of course you must have a way with words, but you also ...

In Urdu, prose poetry or ‘nasri nazm’ is purported to have begun with Sajjad Zaheer, and subsequently crafted, among others, by Meeraji, Ahmad Hamesh, Wazir Agha, Kishwar Naheed, M.

Apart from his share of highs and lows, Rajiv will also be remembered for lacing his press conferences with Urdu couplets to make his point. “Kar na sakein ikraar toh koi baat nahi, meri wafa ka ...