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 ...

Rumi, a Persian poet and Sufi Mystic of the 13th Century, created the discovery of something revolutionary; Rather than searching for ‘Love’ we need to search for the ways we block ourselves from ...

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, ...

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.

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

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

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

An Anthology on Loneliness, edited by Priyanka Sarkar and Semeen Ali, collates twenty-three voices pondering over the feeling ...

If music is what stirs your spirit, it is difficult to imagine a single day passing without the voice of Hariharan drifting ...

Among all her poems, Remembrance (1845) stands out as a direct ancestor of Wuthering Heights. The speaker mourns a lover lost ...

Durban-born artist Deshan Styler Naidoo is bridging communities through music with his heartfelt Urdu song for Ramadaan - a testament to the power of devotion that transcends culture and faith.

MOSCOW — Anna Akhmatova, the poet, died today, after a lifetime of controversy. According to Tass, the Soviet press agency, her age was 76.