Bazm-e-Urdu Qatar, described as the oldest literary association in Qatar and established in 1959, held a symposium on classic Urdu literature, attended by enthusiasts, poets, and writers from the ...

The novel coronavirus pandemic may have forced people to stay apart but digital platforms and social media are helping them to stay connected. People are observing physical distancing but they are ...

LOVE and beloved are one of the central themes in classical Urdu poetry. Classical poets express their extreme love for the sweetheart. But there is a remote yet distinct possibility that a poet may ...

Munawwar Rana often lamented how division had seeped into the most ordinary spaces of life. Courtesy, respect, and shared ...

Andaaz-E-Bayaan Aur event, which hosts Mushaira-Kavi Sammelans (the joint presentation of Urdu and Hindi poetry, two poetic forms which have their homes in South Asia) created its customary magic ...

These words from Naomi Lazard’s translation of one of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s less-known masterpieces, Ek Din Yun Khizan Aa Gai, were among the first I stumbled upon during a simple Google search for “poems ...

That 300,000 people celebrated Urdu verse during a three-day festival was testament to the peculiar reality of the language in India. The inaugural day of the Urdu poetry festival Jashn-e-Rekhta in ...

Doha, Qatar: Bazm-e-Urdu Qatar, the oldest literary association in Qatar, established in 1959, held a literary symposium recently at the Shezan Hotel, Qatar. The event, dedicated to exploring and ...

PESHAWAR: Participants of a literary debate here on Sunday termed contribution of Ameer Hamza Khan Shinwari to Urdu literature a precious asset and urged budding Urdu literati and research scholars to ...

ISLAMABAD: The 147th death anniversary of classical Urdu and Persian poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was observed on Monday, 15 February. Mirza Ghalib `the last great poet of the Mughal Era' is ...