The traditional ‘Wah Wah’(appreciation) -- customary to Urdu mushairah (poetry recital ... “To read such bold, open and liberal work that is frank and exudes raw emotions has come ...

In the Mirror of Urdu, Rakhshanda Jalil writes: “There are love jihads and there are love jihads. Mine turned into a labour of love.” “Labour of love” is, of course, a bold and brilliantly ...

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 ...

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Ameer's poetry has gained a proverbial popularity as many of his couplets are often quoted and they really serve as Urdu's proverbs. Some of his well ...

She brings the full force of her wide understanding to the study and biography of the Jnanpith-winning Urdu poet Shahryar (1936-2012) in Shahryar: A Life in Poetry. The book is divided into two ...

Poetry of some classical Urdu poets such as Insha Allah Khan Insha (died 1817) and Mushafi (died 1824) has ample proofs that certain words of European origin had been borrowed by the Urdu language ...

Andaaz-E-Bayaan Aur event, which hosts Mushaira-Kavi Sammelans (the joint presentation of Urdu and Hindi poetry, two poetic forms which have their homes in South Asia) created its customary magic ...

A host of poets from different parts of the state recited poetry in Odia, Hindi and Urdu languages in a unique mushaira held at the conference hall in Sanskruti Bhavan today. Mubaraq Hussein ...