Apart from his share of highs and lows, Rajiv will also be remembered for lacing his press conferences with Urdu couplets to make his point. “Kar na sakein ikraar toh koi baat nahi, meri wafa ka ...

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

Eminent Urdu writer Shamim Tariq on Wednesday said that Firaq Gorakhpuri is the Mir of modern Urdu poetry. Tariq was speaking at the opening session of the two-day national seminar “Firaq ...

New Delhi: In a quiet corner of Delhi’s Neb Sarai, a small band of Urdu poetry lovers gathered for an evening of verse. But this time, it wasn’t love or heartbreak in the air—it was words of protest, ...

A top-notch cardiac surgeon by profession, who has his own hospital in Patna, he is also passionately interested in all the arts, especially classical music and Urdu poetry. His knowledge is ...

Here are some lovely and inspiring quotes and poems to put in your card. Lots of people want to use words to tell their mums how much they mean to them. Writing a touching message can sometimes ...

With Mother's Day coming up tomorrow (March 10), you'll no doubt be thinking about ways you can express to your mum how much she means to you. For some, buying flowers is the ultimate gesture to ...

Through Rekhta.org and Jashn-e-Rekhta, we aim to create a space where Urdu thrives; where its poetry resonates in the hearts of millions; and where its cultural significance is celebrated with ...

The four collections of Urdu poetry that I wish to mention now reflect the range and diversity of what we find in our contemporary poets. In February 2023, I met Cecil Shiraz Raj after a long time ...

The first book is a versified translated version of noted poet and ex-bureaucrat Karamat Bukhari’s Urdu poems into English ... to his style. A few quotes from Parwaz’s work in view would ...