Change is indeed the only constant, but does it apply to languages as well? In an era where identity politics often ...

If the ideals of 'unity in diversity' have withstood the test of time in India, the overriding influence of Hindustani films ...

These factors combine to paint a picture where poetry is on its deathbed and struggling for breath. As a young person in ...

The Union government has suddenly raked up the issue of making Hindi the national language, citing that non-English speakers of the country can communicate with ...

ALLAMA Iqbal’s first poetic collection in Urdu, Baang-i-Dara, was first published in 1924. But before Iqbal could bring out ...

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

The Minister says the Congress govt would leave no stone unturned to preserve the linguistic and cultural heritage of Urdu ...

“Very few people are familiar with Urdu literature, even through poetry. There were forms such as the qasida — used to praise someone or a marsiya, a song of sorrow that have faded out,” he say ...

The bard of Bhopal always warbled a new melody. He settled on the banks of Yamuna, but the Upper Lake always lingered in his ...

Meanwhile, Seher Fatema Vora, a second-generation Pakistani-American, is drawn to her Pakistani roots through familiar ...

On Monday, April 21, his birth anniversary which is observed as 'Saadi Shirazi Day', the Iran Culture House, Mumbai, and Urdu ...