Ishrat Afreen is one of the five most influential writers of the feminist movement in Urdu literature and is counted amongst the most renowned poets in Pakistan. She has won numerous awards, and her ...

Urdu poetry, a mesmerising tapestry of intertwined and conflated emotions, leads into the captivating world of nonconformism, a rebellion that transcends the tantalising tale of unrequited love. Led ...

Ghalib was the preeminent Indian Urdu and Persian-language poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire. He used his pen names of Ghalib (means "dominant") and Asad (means "lion"). Most notably, he ...

NEW DELHI: Aspiring English poets have multiple online resources telling them how to write a sonnet, haiku or limerick but those aspiring to pen Urdu verse have just the Qaafiya Dictionary to help ...

Mujra performed on a meaningful Ghazal, is a treat for connoisseurs of poetry and music. Muzaffar Ali’s movie Umrao Jaan, perhaps succeeded in creating a cult of immortal music. The ghazals of Umrao ...

The Urdu speaking community will get a rare treat next month as famous poets from India and Pakistan will be in Dubai to take part in a mega Mushaira (poetry recitation). The Urdu speaking community ...

Lovers of Urdu and Hindi poetry came together to celebrate the 73rd Independence Day of India at a poetry recital session organised by the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi in association with Vertex ...

Famous Urdu poet Rahat Indori died of a heart attack at a hospital in Indore, India on Tuesday while being treated for Covid-19, his son said. He was 70. According to the Press Trust of India, the ...