In Urdu, prose poetry or ‘nasri nazm’ is purported to have begun with Sajjad Zaheer, and subsequently crafted, among others, by Meeraji, Ahmad Hamesh, Wazir Agha, Kishwar Naheed, M.

I have always thought the term ‘sad girl poetry’ was condescending. ‘Sad’ feels overly simplistic. ‘Girl’ is infantilizing and sure, technically anything can be ‘poetry’ if you hit ...

Shashi Tharoor attacked Modi Government and its Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for their policies that have left Indian economy in a 'sad state'. The Congress MP also recited a poem on how the ...

The four collections of Urdu poetry that I wish to mention now reflect the range and diversity of what we find in our contemporary poets. In February 2023, I met Cecil Shiraz Raj after a long time ...

Lovers are known for acting in too many ways. Some of them are quite pleasant. Lovers’ looks, their shyness, coquetry, mischief etc. are the acts of love that please lovers. Even their movement, their ...

the Urdu poet has always spoken for qaumi yakjahati and muttahida tehzeeb, on communal harmony and co-mingling of cultures. The search yielded delightful results. I found vast amounts of poetry ...

While it can be argued that the ‘beloved’ is a bit of a conundrum in Urdu poetry, for it can refer to not just the lay or the divine lover but equally to a man, woman or child, there is no ...

The author of this famous nazm, Asrarul Haque, popularly known as ‘Majaz Lakhnavi’, whose poetry still rules the heart of millions, was born on October 19, 1911. Regarded as the Keats of Urdu poetry, ...

Urdu language is filled with so many emotions and insights. Just like this couplet of Kaifi in which says Sad Poetry Images. People like to read the poetry in Urdu image. You may find a long list of ...