Urdu poetry is well renowned for its rich past, enormous beauty, and complexity in expressions. For those willing to start to ...

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To celebrate Republic Day, a poetic meet was organised jointly by Pathshala Foundation and UP Hindi Sansthan held at UP Urdu ...

This year’s Mushaira was organized as part of the 76th Republic Day celebrations, bringing together renowned poets ...

IN ARABIC, qaseeda means a panegyric ode and ‘burda’ means a shawl-like fabric worn over the shoulders, a mantle. Qaseeda ...

With a career spanning over three decades, Shubha Mudgal’s voice resonates across generations, defined by a rare fusion of tradition and innovation.

most practical advice I’ve heard on how to start reading poetry: “A poem is best read in the light of all the other poems ever written. We read A the better to read B (we have to start ...

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Read on for our tip If the Booker Prize is “posh bingo”, the TS Eliot Prize is the Cinderella Booker – the annual ball where poets descend from their garrets, put on their best frocks ...

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