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

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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 ...

The Hindustani classical exponent on singing the poetry of Amir Khusrau, seeing music as part of her spiritual practice, ...

Over three days, attendees can engage in over 50 interactive sessions, including literary discussions, poetry recitations ... Palestine), the beauty and evolution of the Urdu language in ...

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Nestled amidst the lush deodar forests and snow-capped peaks of Jammu and Kashmir, Baisaran is a breathtaking meadow located ...

Urdu found its most powerful expression in poetry (especially ghazals ... Its richness, subtlety, and lyrical beauty have made it a favourite medium for expression across genres — from classical ...

In the picturesque outskirts of Khag tehsil in Kashmir, Muneer Ahmad Dar, known as 'Muneer Speaks,' has transformed his YouTube channel into a digital archive to revive the Kashmiri language and ...

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“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 ...

After nearly five decades of silence, the soulful traditions of ‘Mushaira and Sufi’ music returned to the hill town of ...