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

Padma Shri poet Shafi Shauq warns institutions—not people—threaten Kashmiri. He explains power, translation, and survival.

The star behind the hit ‘Pasoori’ on self-expression in Pakistan, the country’s relations with India — and the ‘Muslim ...

The roots of antisemitism in societies such as Pakistan are often traced by local clerics to a particular Qur’anic verse which they interpret as stating that “Jews and Christians are not your (Muslims ...

How Hasrat Mohani gave the subcontinent its most enduring protest slogan, and also wrote one of the most tender ghazals ...

Languages, like people, carry memory. They hold within them the sound of lullabies, the rhythm of protest, the ache of love letters, and the pulse of poetry.

Lucknow isn’t just a city of kebabs and monuments, nor is it limited to its mehmaan-nawazi and Urdu adab. Like every evolving city, it now has a far more layere ...

Ahead of her performance this evening at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai, where she presents ‘Ibaadat – Songs of the Sacred: An Evening of Soulful Sufi Music’, Kalra reflects on the journey of The Sufi ...

The Untold Story of Bulleh Shah: Bulleh Shah’s timeless Sufi poetry on love, devotion and self-loss continues to inspire ...

In the vibrant city of Srinagar, the Kashmiri language, Koshur, is fading amidst the dominance of English and Urdu. While cafes buzz with discussions, the historic language is reduced to a whisper, ...

This essay offers a sociological reading of three poems, framing silence as a form of resistance—against noise, injustice, and dehumanization.

In Lucknow’s old, time-endured alleys, in its mehfils, in the lilt of its Urdu and the effortless grace of its tehzeeb, there ...