In his opinion Faiq’s verse is like a fresh and fragrant gust of wind in the realm of Urdu poetry that serves to distinguish him amongst his contemporaries. At the same time Rao Manzar Hayat ...

“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 ...

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Irene Latham, who lives on a lake in rural Alabama. Irene has loved poetry since childhood when her father introduced her to poems by Shel Silverstein.

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that degrees from Jamia Urdu Aligarh are not valid for assistant Urdu teachers in Uttar Pradesh primary schools. The court found the institution was distributing ...

Sadly, he soon got disabused and turned to pure Urdu poetry to salvage his craft and satiate his creative cravings. It was during this time that he was approached to pen the title song of Delhi ...

A Mushaira featuring poetry and ghazals was also held.Nagrajun Wadekar, director, faculty of humanities and social sciences, said the seminar highlighted the significance of Urdu manuscripts in ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, I joined Joe Hoover, S.J., our poetry editor, and James Davis May, the winner of last year’s contest, in a spirited debate to choose the winning poem for the 2025 ...

Poetry Moment Presented by Spokane Public Radio, Poetry Moment is a program that showcases myriad poems as read by poets and poetry lovers from across the Inland Northwest — and occasionally ...

The Saudi government on Wednesday announced that its 937 Health Call Centre was now offering multilingual support to Haj pilgrims around the clock, including in Urdu. Haj, one of the fundamental ...

Defending bad commencement speeches. Demystifying poetry. Since last November, Mr. Scott, who has a bachelor’s degree in literature from Harvard University, has written a popular monthly column ...