Rahmat, poet-singer Minu Bakshi stirs emotions of love and longing. She tells HTCity how Urdu poetry is still relevant in Gen ...

Marked by a novel approach and presentation, Anisur Rahman’s ‘Essential Ghalib’ features 200 of the great poet’s verses in ...

Tanveer Anjum’s poetry challenges the boundaries of form and language, offering a bold new feminist poetic praxis.

Rekhta Learning is reviving Urdu in the digital age, making poetry, script, and language accessible to a global audience.

The Hindi-Urdu controversy is not just about language. It reflects historical conflicts, colonial policies, and political struggles that continue today in India.

Today marks the 33rd death anniversary of Eshrat Rahmani, a celebrated Urdu poet known for his eloquent poetry and deep ...

Faiz was a powerful binder of all revolutionary spirits, which is not rage but pain. His metaphors were the common product of ...

Many people, even avid readers, find themselves intimidated by reading or trying to write poetry. But, perhaps through a line ...

But, despite her growing repertoire in English, the love for Urdu-Hindustani poetry never left. “While I wrote professionally in English, I was always writing poetry in Hindustani for myself. Besides ...

World Poetry Day 2025 celebrates poetry’s power to promote peace, inclusion, and cultural exchange, featuring global poets ...