Urdu belongs to no dogma—it’s a language of dissent.

The 77-year-old Indian activist is the first Kannada-language author to win the award, which also recognizes the work of translators: Deepa Bhasthi also played a central role in the book's success.

Banu Mushtaq becomes the first Kannada author to win the International Booker Prize for Heart Lamp, sharing the honour with ...

Hyderabad's youth are reviving Urdu through poetry readings and workshops in heritage sites. Platforms like Anjuman-e-Fannan ...

A man who arrived in 1960s Bradford in search of a better life has spoken about the power of community as he releases his 14th book.

Arooj Aftab played Brighton Festival this week as an invited performer by festival guest director Anoushka Shankar. The show, ...

However, both countries suffer from the absence of a credible peace lobby that can offer rational alternatives during moments of crisis and resist the pull of emotional hysteria that dominates the ...

The Quint’s Fabeha Syed has been honoured with the award for Best Show Host (Society & Culture) for the Urdunama podcast, at the India Audio Summit & Awards 2024.

(Relevance: Urdu is part of the rich Indian culture. The recent Supreme Court judgment has reaffirmed that Urdu is not alien to India. In this reference, knowing about the history of the Urdu language ...

Over time, this new hybrid language became more structured and was increasingly used in literature, poetry, and everyday communication. Urdu found its most powerful expression in poetry (especially ...

Filmmaker Subhash Ghai took to his Instagram handle on Friday morning and penned down an emotional note remembering Manoj Kumar ... through his cinema through his charismatic presentation of poetry, ...