Muzaffar Ali reflects on his artistic journey with Umrao Jaan, emphasising the importance of faith and cultural understanding ...

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

A POET who rediscovered her passion after 20 years is set to release a book on her life in Kashmir and Yorkshire.

Yaqeen means belief an unshaken trust, a light that holds steady even in the darkest hour. It is the quiet strength behind every decision, the invisible thread that pulls us forward when everything ...

This is the ninth article in a special series by Ally Adnan that brings to life memorable incidents from the rich and ...

Rekha’s Umrao Jaan remains unforgettable. Muzaffar Ali speaks on poetry, fashion, and how a film became a cultural landmark in Indian cinema. Trending. Life + Culture.

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

World Poetry Day 2025 celebrates poetry’s power to promote peace, inclusion, and cultural exchange, featuring global poets and literary events.

In Urdu, prose poetry or ‘nasri nazm’ is purported to have begun with Sajjad Zaheer, and subsequently crafted, among others, by Meeraji, Ahmad Hamesh, Wazir Agha, Kishwar Naheed, M. Salim ur ...

While many readers of Urdu poetry are familiar with the archetypal romance between the bulbul (nightingale) and the gul (rose or flower), the image of trees in this metaphorical garden has also ...

Zeeshan Jaipuri, 29, grandson of noted Kashmiri Urdu poet Syed Akbar Jaipuri, began writing poetry at a young age. ... A Labour Of Love For Urdu Poetry. BY Jonathan Gil Harris.