The ongoing debate over India's three-language policy has sparked significant controversy, particularly between the union ...

But, despite her growing repertoire in English, the love for Urdu-Hindustani poetry never left. “While I wrote professionally in English, I was always writing poetry in Hindustani for myself. Besides ...

Urdu teachers in Rajasthan on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) registered a strong protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party government’s move to replace Urdu with Sanskrit as third language in some ...

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The first time I heard the verse; I thought it was satire. It went 'Do you see my blood on anyone; The entire city has washed itself clean'. Later, I found out about the poet and his life story. It ...

In commemoration of International Women's Day, the Department of Urdu, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), in collaboration ...

Samajwadi Party leader Mata Prasad Pandey demanded inclusion of the Urdu translation of House proceedings. The SP leader's remark evoked a sharp response from Yogi Adityanath, who slammed Akhilesh ...

“Michelle Trachtenberg deserved her flowers!!! #Oscars that’s so sad,” one X user wrote, mourning the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ice Princess actress, who was found dead just days before the ...

He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his powerful renditions of romantic and revolutionary songs, primarily in Sindhi and occasionally in Urdu. According to local ... He sang the poetry of Sheikh ...

Ryan Coogan is a columnist and commissioning editor for the Independent’s voices desk, specialising in UK and US politics, class, pop culture, art and literature. His work has appeared in ...