The former bureaucrat-poet recently received a new feather in his cap when legendary former Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas brought a beautiful ... collection of Urdu poetry ‘Meri Zameen ...

Saraab means mirage—a vision shimmering in the distance, beautiful but unreachable. It is the illusion that pulls us forward, even when the heart knows it may vanish.

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For Meesha, writing these songs was like journaling. “It started off as a therapeutic exercise and the fact that I was doing it in Urdu really supported me because when you are writing poetry, the ...

“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 ...

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Javed Akhtar, whose participation delighted the audience, said, “Poetry is not about big words or difficult ideas. It’s about saying something simple that touches people deeply. Tonight ...