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How Gunjan Saini tunrns everyday emotions into deeply relatable poetry

Gunjan Saini turns everyday emotions to relatable poetry.
Published on Apr 10, 2026 11:59 am IST

World Hindi Day | Poet Nayab Midha: The day I wrote in Hindi, the world changed

Poetess Nayab Midha poses for HT City for an exclusive shoot at Baansera Park.
Published on Jan 10, 2026 01:41 pm IST

Renee Nicole Good's award-winning poem goes viral; ODU links surface

A demonstrator holds a sign referring to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on January 7.
Published on Jan 09, 2026 12:45 am IST

Delhiwale: On 31st December, 2025

The photo shows the urban reality of our times: a smoggy day-end gathering upon a littered ground in suburban Ghaziabad. (Mayank Austen Soofi)
Published on Dec 31, 2025 06:25 am IST

Delhi judge writes poem while granting bail to man: ‘Milkiyat ki jang me naa…’

It was alleged by the complainant that, in her absence, her son, Nitin, broke open the lock and entered her property in Vandana Apartment.
Published on Jul 20, 2025 09:55 am IST

Tea Day: Manav Kaul, Rajesh Tailang, Paritosh and Priya on poems around chai!

Paritosh Tripathi, Priya Malik, Rajesh Tailang and Manav Kaul with their favourite cup of tea
Updated on May 21, 2025 09:38 am IST

Karan Veer Mehra breaks silence after huge backlash for poem on Pahalgam attack

Karan Veer Mehra reacted on the criticism for his video on the Pahalgam terror attack.
Updated on Apr 27, 2025 07:04 pm IST

Delhi-based poet-singer Minu Bakshi's Urdu verses vet Gen Z emotions

Poet Minu Bakshi talks about her latest collection of poems, Barish-e-Rahmat.
Updated on Mar 18, 2025 12:33 pm IST

PM Modi says poem Kharge cited to slam BJP was written during Congress regime

Delivering an address in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, PM Modi referred to a collection of Neeraj's poems named "Phir Deep Jalega".
Published on Feb 06, 2025 09:43 pm IST

Delhiwale: Culling poetry out of commutes

Citizen Abhay Kumar who feeds stray dogs every night in his central Delhi locality. (HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 21, 2024 03:46 pm IST

Munawar Faruqui on the Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Being a man, I feel ashamed

Munawar Faruqui reacts to the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case
Published on Aug 19, 2024 04:15 pm IST

Bad Poetry Day: The evolution of slam poetry from streets to stages

The evolution of slam poetry, from Chicago's streets to global stages
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 12:14 pm IST

Bards, musicians, dancers, readers etc. unite in Bengaluru to celebrate poetry

Bengaluru Poetry Festival saw around 4,000 attendees and over 50 participants in its eighth edition
Published on Aug 05, 2024 01:56 pm IST

Rohit Sharma’s fan dedicates poem to him, wife Ritika Sajdeh reacts

Rohit Sharma's fan reciting a poem for him. Ritika Sajdeh has reacted to his video.
Published on Feb 22, 2024 08:24 pm IST

A deliberate embrace of unhurried prose: The Other Name by Jon Fosse

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Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse poses for a photo near Frekhaug, north of Bergen in Norway on October 5, 2023, after the Swedish Academy awarded him the 2023 Nobel literature prize. Jon Fosse’s plays are among the most widely staged of any contemporary playwright in Europe. (EIRIK HAGESAETER / Bergensavisen / AFP)
Published on Dec 13, 2023 04:48 pm IST

Controversy erupts after IFFI drops late Goa BJP MLA’s anti-caste poem from daily

International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is currently underway in Goa (Twitter Photo)
Published on Nov 27, 2023 01:05 pm IST

Just Like That | Plumb the philosophical depths of Mahabharata

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The Mahabharata (circa 3rd century BCE) is the biggest epic and the longest poem in the world.
Published on Nov 26, 2023 09:00 am IST

Want to deal with feelings of loneliness, anxiety? Turn to poetry, says study

Want to deal with feelings of loneliness, anxiety? Turn to poetry, says study
Published on Nov 11, 2023 04:52 pm IST

More than 1.36 crore school students participate in Veer Gatha Project 3.0

The students sent poems, paintings, essays, videos, etc. to honour the acts of bravery and sacrifice of the officers/personnel of the Armed Forces.
Published on Oct 06, 2023 02:01 pm IST

Interview: Kala Ramesh, Managing Editor, haikuKATHA-We focus on supporting poets

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Founder and managing editor, HaikuKATHA, Kala Ramesh (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 17, 2023 10:52 am IST

Want your name on Jupiter's moon? Check out this NASA campaign

The spacecraft will begin its journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa in October next year.
Published on Jun 02, 2023 11:33 pm IST

HT Brunch poetry special: Haikus, ghazals, free verse and more

Poems record history, spark revolution, tear you apart and put you back together. For this issue of Brunch, we asked poets (clockwise from left) Akhil Katyal, Akhila Mohan CG, Virat Nehru and Janice Pariat to compose work about new beginnings.
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 05:21 pm IST

ChatGPT writes Shakespearean poem on climate change

People reacted to ChatGPT’s Shakespearean poem on climate change.
Updated on Mar 19, 2023 09:57 am IST

SpiceJet pilot welcomes passengers with his poem, wins hearts

SpiceJet pilot welcomes passengers with his poem.
Published on Dec 31, 2022 10:16 am IST

Anand Mahindra shares Ashutosh Rana's hard-hitting poem on childhood. Watch

Ashutosh Rana reciting the hard-hitting poem on childhood.
Published on Nov 17, 2022 07:51 pm IST

Mother shares child's poetry on Twitter, his words wins the heart of netizens

Fourth grader's poems
Published on Oct 27, 2022 09:25 am IST

Sara Ali Khan’s rhymes that prove she is the perfect Insta poet

Sara Ali Khan's cute little Instagram poems are a favourite among her fans and followers. 
Published on May 15, 2022 01:54 pm IST

US-based Kashmiri poet, film writer explores gender issues, religion in new book

US-based Kashmiri poet and film writer Sunayana Kachroo tackles a range of themes including homelessness, gender issues, religion, grief and healing in her second book "Sunny Side Up".
Updated on Apr 29, 2022 08:35 pm IST

Mirza Ghalib 224th birth anniversary: 10 love couplets by legendary Urdu poet

Mirza Ghalib 224th birth anniversary: 10 love couplets by legendary Urdu poet 
Updated on Dec 27, 2021 01:19 pm IST

Ruskin Bond curates new poem to lament environmental loss in Dehradun, Mussoorie

Ruskin Bond curates new poem to ‘lament’ environmental loss in Dehradun, Mussoorie
Updated on Jun 06, 2021 11:50 am IST