Explore the profound ways Urdu captures the complexities of loss, offering solace and understanding beyond words By Hibban ...

As we celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, it is worth remembering that the deity was once invoked in Urdu couplets. Nazeer Akbarabadi ...

Urdu poetry, often draped in a rich tapestry of love, celebrates much-maligned errant behaviour that defies all restrictions.

Urdu poetry is often described as the language of the heart--a deeply expressive medium through which love, longing, and loss are delicately explored. It blends elegance and intensity, articulating ...

The second day of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) had two sessions on Urdu poetry in which new trends were explored besides having a deep look at the tradition of Urdu prose poems. In the session ...

Fursat (فُرْصَت) means leisure, free time, a pause or respite, a word often filled with tenderness in Urdu poetry, used for ...

ABOUT two decades ago, this writer came across an elderly English couple at a hotel in Swat. We seemed to have already struck up a friendship and sat down to have a conversation over dinner the next ...

Pune: Connoisseurs of Urdu poetry will enthrall audiences at the All-India Mushaira to be held on Saturday as part of the ongoing Pune Festival. A mus.

In her acclaimed maiden speech on June 25, first-time Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra warned that the Constitution is under threat and listed seven signs that indicating that “there is a danger of ...

The brutality with which the 26/11 operation was carried out by "ten" fidayeens could be attributed more to the training of the 'mind' compared to physical training. According to experts, the training ...