Jameela Nishat gives us a profound gift – a set of poems that are evocative, poignant, provocative and insightful.

A 400-page anthology of the poetry of Mir Taqi Mir, presented in Urdu, Hindi and English alongside an insightful commentary, makes the 18th century poet’s work more accessible to the contemporary Angl ...

Poet and singer Minu Bakshi shares why she considers poetry, translation, and teaching vital tools in keeping languages alive in a rapidly globalising world ...

The Hyderabad Urdu Conference of 1944 was held on a grand scale. It was dominated by the Progressives, who were its driving ...

The 17th Karachi Literature Festival was fuelled by an unswerving, if wildly optimistic, belief in the transformative power ...

The 44th death anniversary of legendary poet Shabbir Hassan Khan, popularly known as Josh Malihabadi is being observed today. He was born in 1898 in Malihabad. Josh contributed poetic works in Urdu ...

Legendary Urdu poet Shabbir Hassan Khan, popularly known as Josh Malihabadi was remembered on his 44th death anniversary, with fans and literary circles paying tribute to his revolutionary poetry and ...

On a salubrious evening, the loudest cheers were received from the women in Lamakaan, a known cultural centre in the city as two Urdu language lovers came up with an interesting topic - the role ...

Savarkar stood as a linguistic powerhouse, commanding fluency in 10-14 tongues such as Marathi (his native language), Hindi, English, Sanskrit, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Persian, Urdu, plus ...

Ankaboot,” a poetic collection of reputed Urdu poet Ayaz Rasool Nazki, was today released by M.Y. Tarigami, MLA Kulgam, in a simple yet impressive function organized by the Department of Urdu, ...

The restoration of Domakonda palace revitalizes weaving, literature, and community life, transforming it into a vibrant ...

Mirza Ghalib once said, “Do not go by the lines on the palm of the hand, as luck is bestowed even on those who do not have a ...