PICS/SHADAB KHAN Mumbai remembered one of its foremost modernists and abstract painters Vasudeo Gaitonde at the book launch ...

Khusrau made lasting contributions to Indian classical music and qawwali, and is also credited for developing Hindavi, a ...

Islamophobia has one more target in contemporary India, the language of love and poets, Urdu. In the weaponising of Ideology, ...

Inside Navpreet Arora and Supriya Newar’s attempt to combine history and heritage with verse in and around College Street ...

This isn’t about clinging to the past; it’s about preserving a vital part of our present and future. Urdu is not just a language; it’s a cultural treasure, a repository of our collective memory. It’s ...

All art is rooted in Izhaar—expression of thought. In Urdunama, Fabeha Syed explores how poets like Ghalib and Badayuni ...

As part of the celebrations, poets from across India recited verses on truth, resilience, and the struggles faced by Urdu in ...

In Nizamuddin dargah’s shadow, young rappers are giving Sufi culture a hip-hop spin. “Qawwali doesn’t let us say what we want ...

ONE of Urdu criticism’s unwritten but time-honoured understandings is to keep on writing on life and works of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (Dec 27, 1797 - Feb 15, 1869), one of the greatest and most ...

The156th death anniversary of renowned poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was observed on Saturday. Born on December 27, 1797 in Agra, Ghalib's poetry is known for its deep philosophical themes, love, ...