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 ...

Urdu language is filled with so many emotions and insights. Just like this couplet of Iftikhar in which says Urdu Romantic Poetry. People like to read the poetry in Urdu image. You may find a long ...

In her third column installment, Burtner draws on Sylvia Plath’s ‘sad girl poetry’ to understand the political madness of 2024.

Parineeti Chopra showcased her romantic side recently on social media as she dedicated a sweet post to her politician husband Raghav Chadha on the latter’s birthday.

Its centripetal stillness and Aftab’s sombre singing, largely in Urdu, suited the times. Its follow-up, Night Reign, was released earlier this year — recognisably in the same sound world but ...

This is the poetry on the cubicle wall: sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes aggravating, but it’s got your attention.

Though nothing beats dancing on dhol and Punjabi songs from the 90s for students at college fests, two other categories that work the best are heartbreak and romantic songs.

BOOK EXCERPT Poetry picks: Read Ishrat Afreen’s feminist Urdu poetry in translation An excerpt from ‘Humsafar: The World of Urdu Poetry’, by Hitesh Gupta Aadil.

Jonathan Majors was found guilty of misdemeanor assault in the third degree recklessly causing physical injury and harassment in the second degree in connection with a domestic dispute involving ...