Indian ghazal singer, composer and producer Nisschal Zaveri, whose upcoming show Andaaz is a deeply personal offering of ...

On Monday, April 21, his birth anniversary which is observed as 'Saadi Shirazi Day', the Iran Culture House, Mumbai, and Urdu ...

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The bard of Bhopal always warbled a new melody. He settled on the banks of Yamuna, but the Upper Lake always lingered in his ...

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Once the language of poets, revolutionaries, and common folk, Urdu remains a symbol of the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb — a syncretic ...

From haibun to haiku, ghazals to concrete poems, our poets have been experimenting with form with a serious engagement.

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The song Zihal-e-Miskin Makun Baranjish filmed on Mithun Chakraborty and Anita Raj is a superhit. This song from the 1985 ...

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Celebrating two decades, fusion artiste Papon believes music is his identity, not business. Read the full interview here.