The four designated stages inside the crowded stadium complex in the heart of the busy capital weren’t enough. So poetry lovers also took to the footpaths and the spaces in between, turning them into ...

“Go on, run a search for visuals for Hindi and Urdu poetry,” says illustrator Shiraz Husain, over the telephone from Delhi. “What did you find? A hand crushing a rose, blood drops, a single tear ...

This book attempts to determine the nature and meaning of the term ‘progressivism’ and assess its significance in the larger context of Urdu literature and, ultimately, South Asian literature. It ...

During a discussion at the India International Centre, senior journalist Saeed Naqvi remembered Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Sahir ...

That 300,000 people celebrated Urdu verse during a three-day festival was testament to the peculiar reality of the language in India. The inaugural day of the Urdu poetry festival Jashn-e-Rekhta in ...

Long confined in popular imagination to the delicate terrains of love and longing, Urdu poetry has often been misread as inward-looking, steeped in intimacy yet distant from the urgencies of the world ...

The poet often employs classical Persianate idioms alongside contemporary language, creating a rich tapestry of expression.

They call it char bait, a form of instant Urdu poetry where two teams compete in rhyme. Verses are created at a second's notice on subjects as diverse as romance and politics, patriotism and rain. NEW ...

Poetry is a way of expressing personal emotions. It is a medium to convey one’s observations and experiences to others through beautiful words and verses. It deals with different kinds of poetic ...

HYDERABAD: Behta Huva Naghma, a collection of poems in Urdu written by State Council for Cultural Affairs chairman and MP Dr C Narayana Reddy was released here on Tuesday by Rajya Sabha deputy ...