Mirza Ghalib, born in Agra, spent his life in Delhi but never wrote about the Taj Mahal. His tomb is near Chausath Khamba, a notable yet overlooked marble monument.

MUMBAI – Whenever lyricists of Bollywood or Lollywood seemed stuck for the beginning of a song, they could always turn to Mir. One of his most famous ghazals “Patta patta boota boota haal hamare jaane ...

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.

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