In a vibrant celebration of language and cultural heritage, the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, in collaboration with ...

Tripathi, 68, whose pen name is ‘Bashar', embodies the language's basic ... Tripathi's dogged determination to know Urdu, especially its script, the craft of penning poetry, and his refusal ...

“Very few people are familiar with Urdu literature, even through poetry. There were forms such as the qasida — used to praise someone or a marsiya, a song of sorrow that have faded out,” he say ...

Poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar says social media is responsible for the revival of poetry, especially the one in the Urdu language. In an exclusive interview with India Today, while speaking ahead ...

Javed Akhtar, whose participation delighted the audience, said, “Poetry is not about big words or difficult ideas. It’s about saying something simple that touches people deeply. Tonight ...