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 ...

The156th death anniversary of renowned poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was observed on Saturday. Born on December 27, 1797 in Agra, Ghalib's poetry is known for its deep philosophical themes, love, ...

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 ...

It is the season of love, but I find myself pondering about love beyond romance. My heart beats for the city that adopted me, ...

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 ...

My Love Affair with radio. By Peer Mohammad Amir Qureshi . Picture this-it's a little past 3 PM, and the day is crisp, the kind of crisp that makes the ...

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 ...

For Nigah, poetry is a tool to “communicate love that should not be compartmentalised ... The Story of Eve: Selected Poems, Zehra Nigah, translated from the Urdu by Rakhshanda Jalil, Speaking ...