GUL-I-RA’ANA (1923) and She’ar-ul-Hind (1925) are two histories of Urdu poetry penned in the first ... in Urdu had barely begun in 1880 with Muhammad Husain Azad’s Aab-i-Hayat’.

He also wrote political and social satires. Akbarabadi's influence, through Altaf Husain Hali and Muhammad Husain Azad in the 19th century, has continued in Urdu poetry to this day. One of the great ...

He added that, his importance is significant for Pakistanis, as he imagined an independent state for the Muslims of India, later founded by Muhammad ... the Department of Urdu Language and ...

The poetry carnival also strives to protect and promote Urdu as heritage and as a symbol of India’s syncretic Ganga-Jamuna tehjeeb. As its Jashn-e-Bahar’s founder, Kamna Prasad said ...

The Urdu speaking community will get a rare treat next month as famous poets from India and Pakistan will be in Dubai to take part in a mega Mushaira (poetry recitation). The Urdu speaking ...