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 ...

IMMEDIATELY after the creation of Pakistan, there was an overwhelming and euphoric sense of achievement and it ...

PESHAWAR: The Lahore-based publication house Mavra Books’ rare collection of selected Urdu poems of top 62 poets scaled new heights in the literary circles. The title has recently hit bookstands in ...

A few months ago, at the launch of a book of Urdu poems—Hukm E Safar Diya Tha Kyon by Shantiveer Kaul—a poet in his mid-60s said he rarely got a chance to attend such events now because “ab us peedhi ...

Doha: Bazm e Urdu Qatar, Urdu literary organisation in Doha, once again upheld its tradition by organising an International ...

HYDERABAD: Behta Huva Naghma, a collection of poems in Urdu written by State Council for Cultural Affairs chairman and MP Dr C Narayana Reddy was released here on Tuesday by Rajya Sabha deputy ...

Across Hyderabad, young people are rediscovering the charm of Urdu, gathering in heritage venues and creative spaces to share couplets, stories, and lively discussions. I’ve been part of several Urdu ...

NEW DELHI: Aspiring English poets have multiple online resources telling them how to write a sonnet, haiku or limerick but those aspiring to pen Urdu verse have just the Qaafiya Dictionary to help ...

Uski baaton mein mera dil aa gaya, Ab toh woh taa-umr dhokha khayega... This couplet embedded in one of the poems embodies how poet-singer Minu Bakshi casts a spell on the reader through her latest ...

The video begins with a voice-over. The subtitles appear on screen: “Abhi to baat lamhon tak hai, saalon tak nahin aai, abhi muskaanon ki naubat bhi naalon tak nahi’n aai … kaho to laut jate hain ...