Urdu poetry, fuelled by love and longing, fired up by politics, amplified by Instagram and reimagined by indie bands, is finding new fans What’s your love language? For young people in India today, it ...

Note: This story was originally published in October 2022 as part of Outlook issue 'Recasting Shiva'. It is being replugged on World Poetry Day 2023 as Outlook revisits the power of poetry in a world ...

Urdu is a hybrid language that is based on the spoken languages of Northern India with a generous overlay of Arabic and Persian words. ‘Urdu’ is a Turkish word, which means a camp. When Muslims from ...

CHIEFLY known as one of the foremost Sufi saints of the Chishtiya order of mystics, Hazrat Baba Fareeduddin Masood Ganjshakar was a poet, too, and he wrote poetry in Urdu, Persian and Punjabi. Some ...

The second day of the 10th edition of Jashn-e-Rekhta saw a mushaira by acclaimed names, including Wasim Barelvi, Javed Akhtar ...

Photo: Rekhta.org When the history of Urdu will be read by future generations, the name of Sanjiv Saraf will stand out among the 21st century greats. A profound love of Urdu poetry led this ...

Prose poetry is a literary form that combines elements of prose and poetry to create a unique narrative voice and style. It appears as standard prose, without line breaks, but utilizes poetic devices ...

Is it your portrait or is it a replica of kindness Is it your portrait or is it an imprint of reality Is it your portrait or is it an evidence of nobility Teri tahrir auj-e-haq-parasti hai Guru Nana ...

Chairman Press Council of India,former judge Supreme Court Of India. Many of you who do not know Urdu have shown an interest in Urdu poetry. So I shall briefly tell you something about its features.