And there is almost never a happy ending. “Often the beloved is often a total witch,” says Gwen Kirk, a University of Texas master’s candidate in the subject of Urdu poetry. “She breaks ...

said he often wondered when Urdu would have its own rhyming library'. I am so happy to learn about Rekhta's Qaafiya Dictionary as it is the basis of the ghazal' form of poetry. When I work ...

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Ameer's poetry has gained a proverbial popularity as many of his couplets are often quoted and they really serve as Urdu's proverbs. Some of his well ...

The inaugural day of the Urdu poetry festival Jashn-e-Rekhta in New Delhi this month. Credit... Supported by By Mujib Mashal Photographs and Video by Saumya Khandelwal Mujib Mashal and Saumya ...