ONE of Urdu criticism’s unwritten but time-honoured understandings is to keep on writing on life and works of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (Dec 27, 1797 - Feb 15, 1869), one of the greatest and most ...

The second day of the Faiz Festival at Alhamra Hall was marked on Saturday with over 25 engaging sessions, where artists and intellectuals spread love and inspiration through various performances and ...

Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer The Rekhta Foundation, Noida, India, presented their heart-and-brain child Jashn-e-Rekhta ...

Ghalib, who began composing poetry at the age of 10, wrote more in Persian than Urdu and regarded his Persian poetry and ...

By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

The legendary romances of the Arab and North African world have have crafted tales of passion so deep, they continue to ...

Faiz Ahmad Faiz is a poet of this family, the family of which Persian poet Nazeeri Nishapuri said, “The one who is not killed ...

Our Chandigarh had its share of poets and there had been lyrical poets of the fame of Shiv Kumar Batalvi writing in Punjabi and Prem Warbortoni penning ghazals in Urdu with aplomb, calling out to his ...

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 Mirza ...

Ze Khe Sheen was not a poet of Romanticism neither did she write verses echoing traditional love poetry of Urdu and Persian. Rather, vital political and social issues of the day, for instance ...

This collection of Urdu poetry translated into English by Rakhshanda ... The latter is a unique act of love and solidarity. With this framework laid out, let us look at what Rakhshanda Jalil ...