Sajal Ali applauds ‘Pakkay Dost’ for making Urdu fun for kids Bilal Maqsood’s puppet show returns with second volume of nursery rhymes ...

Bazm-e-Urdu Qatar (BUQ), established in 1959 to promote Urdu language and literature, hosted the launch of the poetry collection Arzoo ka dia by Doha-based poet Samreen Nadeem Samar. This is her ...

The Khari Boli–Braj Bhasha controversy teaches us that languages are not just means of communication—they are repositories of memory, religion, resistance, and aspiration.

New trends in Urdu Poetry By Syed Afsar Sajid 1. ‘Ku-e-Malamat’ — Aftab Ahmad Shah’s poetic divan 2. ‘Hamzad’ —— Tauqir Ahmad Faiq’s verse collection Poets (late) Aftab Ahmad ...

Of prose poetry in Urdu By Syed Afsar Sajid Books: ‘Kahani ek shaher ki’ by Dr. Jawaz Jafri ‘Samaey ka dhara’ & ‘Dar-e-imkaN pay dastak’ by Yusuf Khalid Prose poetry is a literary form ...

CEC Rajiv Kumar retires today: A tenure marked by highs, lows and Urdu poetry CEC Rajiv Kumar retires today: As Rajiv Kumar retires, his tenure as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is remembered ...

Trees were deeply entrenched in our poetic tradition, not merely as metaphors but often as central themes ...

The Urdu language is a beautiful combination of poetry and prose. In the genre of prose, drama holds a special place. Agha Hasan Amanat, an Urdu poet and playwright from Lucknow, wrote the first ...

In his keynote address, Shamim Tariq highlighted Firaq’s ghazals, poems, and rubais, stating that Firaq is the architect of modern ghazal. He continued to experiment with poetry, which is why ...

Urdu poetry, fuelled by love and longing, fired up by politics, amplified by Instagram and reimagined by indie bands, is finding new fans ...