Who are we, if not the product of our thoughts, emotions and desires? Who doesn’t wish to fall in love and witness the ...

Want to dig into Urdu poetry? Here’s an example of what awaits you: To hell with all hindering walls and doors! Love’s eye sees as feather and wing, walls and doors. My flooded eyes blur the house ...

In ‘Love, Longing, Loss in Urdu Poetry’, Sanjiv Saraf puts together a collection, in the original and in translation, that’s both comprehensive and imaginative.

Legendary Urdu poets and ghazal writers under spotlight * We compile a list of five books written by noted critics that contain selection of best poems . May 24, 2019.

Urdu poetry has several forms (borrowed from Persian poetry) e.g. ghazal, ... For example the word ‘Ishq’ used by Urdu poets often does not mean love between a man and a woman.

“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.” ...

Beyond her celebrated image as the “Tragedy Queen” of Hindi cinema, Meena Kumari was an accomplished poet. She wrote under the pen name Naaz, crafting verses in Urdu that reflected her deepest ...

Writer, translator and literary historian Rakhshanda Jalil’s critical work on Urdu progressives and other writers is well-recognised as are her translations from Urdu. In her latest book, Love ...

Love and appreciation for literature and poetry by the Urdu speaking expatriate community in Qatar is highlighted by the fact that they discuss different poetic ideas and philosophies of classical ...

An upcoming session of literature and poetry explores themes of love and restlessness through classic and contemporary ...