“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 Aiwan-E-Ghalib Auditorium turned into a lyrical haven on Saturday evening as Nisschal Zaveri took the stage for Andaaz, ...

Ghazals included here are embellished with words from the original Urdu or Hindu ... phonetics proving without doubt that this is poetry unmistakably from India. Poetry here seems to be embracing ...

The death anniversary of founder of modern Urdu ghazal Nasir Kazmi is being observed today ... which became very popular. His first poetry collection was 'Barg-e-Nay'. Afterwards, his two more ...

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 ...

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

Jaipur/Udaipur: Former Union minister and prominent Congress leader Dr Girija Vyas passed away Thursday evening at a hospital ...

Genderqueer DC will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This is a support group for people who identify outside of the gender binary, ...