June 24, 2025 – "All this is bigger than ghazals, of course. Bigger than haiku. I’m saying we have to graduate from pastiche ...

Do you know how many languages are officially recognised by the constitution of India? India officially recognises 22 ...

Farooq Sheikh-starrer Umrao Jaan as it returns to the screen on June 27th, inviting both the old lovers and the curious new ...

Rekha's crown jewel and Muzaffar Ali's elegiac masterpiece, Umrao Jaan (1981), returns to theatres on June 27, restored in 4K by NFAI and NFDC.

Pratibha Singh Baghel is all set to bring Dastaan-E-Ghazal to Hyderabad on June 21 at Shilpakala Vedika, and she couldn’t be ...

lit, the loafer, affecting the exactitude of a pedagogue, places the burnt matchstick in the tea circle; and sees it rise: as ...

(Web Desk) - Thirteen years have passed since the demise of ‘Shehenshah-e-Ghazal’ Mehdi Hassan as his fans are set to observe ...

Mah Laqa Bai was an extraordinary courtesan who lived as a poet, warrior, dancer and philanthropist. In the court of the ...

‘Best way to learn Urdu’: Hyderabadis gather at Public Garden over love for Urdu poetry, prose It’s a diverse group of people united by a shared love for the Urdu language and its timeless literary ...

In a surprising twist, West Bengal's Inspector General of Police, Murlidhar Sharma, has penned the lyrics for a Hindi item number, "Shor Machaa," featured in the upcoming Bengali film *Mrigaya*. Sung ...

Gulzar, a legendary figure in Indian cinema and literature, is celebrated for his poetic prowess and literary contributions.

New trends in Urdu Poetry By Syed Afsar Sajid. 1. ‘Ku-e-Malamat’ — Aftab Ahmad Shah’s poetic divan 2. ... nazms and ghazals purporting to have been written during the period from 1963 to 1990.