Urdu poetry is well renowned for its rich past, enormous beauty, and complexity in expressions. For those willing to start to explore this poetic world, even the mention of classical poets like ...

Jaun Elia, the greatest Urdu poet is known for his heart-melting shayris that reflect his revolutionary ideas and his ...

“Since it is happening for the first time after COVID, I had to attend it as I missed the festival so much during the pandemic. Once you fall in love with poetry and Urdu, there is no going back.” ...

Urdu poets Jaun Elia and Ahmad Faraz, both influential yet distinct, offer contrasting experiences of love through their poetry. Jaun's verses depict destructive and unrequited love marked by ...

Also, poets seldom, if ever, fall victim to bigotry, prejudice and narrow mindedness; a propagandist or publicist might but not a poet. And the Urdu poet, in particular, has always been known for ...

“But that audience has surged with the rise of Instagram poetry in the last decade,” says Aamir Aziz, 33, a poet, musician, composer and actor in Mumbai. India has over 67 million Urdu speakers.

Poets from Pakistan and ... Pakistani-origin Australian Urdu romantic poet Faisal Syed said that Australia is a multicultural country where we all live together and share love through our poetry.

Most of the poets at these mushairas, interestingly enough, are not professional writers or academics. Some are bankers, scientists, lawyers, doctors, computer experts or belong to other professions, ...

“In your love,” one young poet began, ... That more than 300,000 people came to celebrate Urdu poetry during the three-day festival this month in New Delhi was testament to the peculiar ...