URDU is passing through one of the strangest phases of its life these days. A section of the society, especially the new generation who doesn't give it a damn, seems too indifferent to care for the ...

IN one of my columns in an Urdu-language daily, I mentioned a book 'Sarguzasht-i-Alfaaz'. Written by Ahmed Din (1866-1929), the book, probably the first of its kind in Urdu, discussed the origins of ...

KARACHI: Urdu’s first online thesaurus was recently launched and in no time it has attracted the attention of many who are usually at a loss for words while communicating in the language they hold so ...

Urdu Worlds' challenges traditional boundaries, exploring language, identity, intersection of art, cultural heritage ...

Rekhta Foundation recently launched a trilingual online dictionary to help people learn Urdu. Its founder, Sanjiv Saraf talks about how all Indians are in some way connected with Urdu’s cultural ...

Urdu poetry is often considered synonymous with love. Various shades of love, ranging from physical to metaphysical; all the nuances of the experience of love, ranging from disappointment to ...