In the introduction to her new book, Love in the Time of Hate: In the Mirror of Urdu, Rakhshanda Jalil writes ... Jalil’s labour of love consists of using shayari aphoristically, of taking ...

Sadly, many lousy poetry ... the legendary Mughal era Urdu poet, it would be tough for you to distinguish. Our favourite are his couplets that capture the pathos of love and are also, the best ...

Urdu poetry, fuelled by love and longing, fired up by politics, amplified by Instagram and reimagined by indie bands, is finding new fans What’s your love language? For young people in India ...

on love but also 0n philosophy, the travails, and mysteries of life through his poetry. Mirza Ghalib started writing poems at the age of 11. He wrote in Urdu, Persian and Turkish. Ghalib is often ...

New Delhi: Noted lyricist Javed Akhtar launched a book titled ‘Love, Longing, Loss in Urdu Poetry’ by industrialist and philanthropist Sanjiv Saraf at an event here on Wednesday. The event of ...