DR Tara Chand, an Indian historian and archaeologist, had earned his DPhil from Oxford. In his book Influence of Islam on Indian culture, Tara Chand says: “The history of India which furnishes a ...

I came to know about his death from the Facebook post of young Urdu poet and a Hindi scholar Manish Shukla. The hope that morning brings, instantly turned to sorrow with the learning that renowned ...

English readers have loved Russian classic writers, the French naturalists, and the Latin American greats without even bothering to know the names of their English translators. The Translator’s ...

A session on 'Urdu Ghazal New Formations' was held at the 14th International Urdu Conference at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, which was moderated by Nasira Zuberi. On this occasion, Ambreen ...

Poetry has always been an essential part of Urdu literature. The epic chain of Urdu ghazals and nazm has incorporated great poets like Meer Taqi Meer, Mirza Ghalib and Mirza Sauda. Whereas, the modern ...

September 6, 2018. A historic day for queer Indians and their allies. The Supreme Court decriminalises homosexuality. My friends and I celebrate by getting a cake with Azadi piped on it in white icing ...

Could the incredible and multi-layered tale of social fraternising and spiritual intermingling be easily comprehended through a verse form which seemingly has the bearings of a foisted and derivative ...

(A true ghazal is one that's understood by all / Don't make it cumbersome with recondite words / Oh, the creator of a ghazal, use such words/ Which can make connoisseurs say encore) The aforementioned ...