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HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 21 September 2024
The day of Sept 21 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore the culture of Delhi-NCR. Before you plan your day, check out HT City Delhi Junction on Insta!
Published on Sep 20, 2024 05:16 PM IST
HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 20 September 2024
The day of Sept 20 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore the culture of Delhi-NCR. Before you plan your day, check out HT City Delhi Junction on Insta!
Published on Sep 19, 2024 06:37 PM IST
Whatever I have to say I express through my poetry, music and films, says Ayushmann Khurrana
Whatever I have to say I express through my poetry, music and films, says Ayushmann Khurrana
Published on Aug 31, 2024 05:49 PM IST
PTI |
Two centuries after his death, why is Lord Byron still seductive?
The poet is celebrated where he spent his period of exile
Published on Aug 29, 2024 09:00 AM IST
The Economist
Bad Poetry Day: The evolution of slam poetry from streets to stages
Today on Bad Poetry Day, let's delve into the vibrant and often controversial realm of slam poetry — a form that blurs the lines between art and activism
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 12:15 PM IST
Aadrika Sominder
The people’s poet who bridged divides through lyrical simplicity
Nida Fazli's work, influenced by both Sufi and Bhakti traditions, resonated with audiences across linguistic and cultural divides
Published on Aug 11, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Bards, musicians, dancers, readers etc. unite in Bengaluru to celebrate poetry
From Shankar Mahadevan to Varun Grover, Bengaluru honored the art of poetry this weekend
Published on Aug 05, 2024 01:56 PM IST
Bengaluru Poetry Festival: Shankar Mahadevan, Ila Arun and more to attend
The latest edition of the Bengaluru Poetry Festival is a celebration of cultural diversity across art forms
Published on Aug 02, 2024 01:26 PM IST
Author Neha Bansal's book evokes timeless memories, Chitrahaar to Car Nicobar
Read on how IAS Officer, Neha Bansal captures nostalgia and timeless memories in her evocative book of poetry, ‘Six of Cups’
Published on Aug 02, 2024 11:15 AM IST
Alina Azfar
Review: How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
Safiya Sinclair’s memoir documents her life as a child in a strict Rastafarian household with an authoritarian father who fervently adhered to his Sinclair sect
Published on Jun 27, 2024 06:36 PM IST
Arundhathi Subramaniam – “I am aware now of how to turn rage into celebration”
The author of 11 books of poetry and prose talks about her latest work, Wild Women: Seekers, Protagonists and Goddesses in Sacred Indian Poetry and about winning the Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Poetry Award
Published on Jun 19, 2024 07:01 PM IST
By the meter: A new anthology brings together verse rooted in Sri Lanka
The collection of works by over 100 writers acts as a record of resistance, war and the crushing struggle to build a life away from home.
Updated on Jun 01, 2024 12:53 PM IST
Anesha George
Out of Sri Lanka: Read an exclusive excerpt from the anthology of verse
The collection features poetry by Sri Lankans and people with roots in that country. Read works by two poets, on atrocity, identity and generational trauma.
Updated on May 31, 2024 06:32 PM IST
Edited by Vidyan Ravinthiran
Taliban poets sing praise of new Afghan order
Taliban poets sing praise of new Afghan order
Published on May 21, 2024 08:26 AM IST
AFP |
The timelessness of Surjit Patar’s poetry
Patar began writing at a young age and stayed engaged until his final day, making him a contemporary of nearly all generations of modern Punjabi poets
Published on May 18, 2024 11:36 PM IST
Gagan Deep Sharma
HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on May 18
The day of May 18 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore Delhi's culture. Check it out here!
Published on May 18, 2024 06:30 AM IST
Poet and actor Priya Malik: Understand maa ka pyaar more after becoming a mother
Poet, actor and author Priya Malik brought alive the nostalgia of ’90s and emotions of motherhood during the Chai aur Kavitayein session in Lucknow.
Published on May 13, 2024 11:41 PM IST
Old city, new view: Heritage walks across India are getting creative
Mumbai through its poets, Bengaluru before techies took over, Chennai made magical through stories. Heritage walks are exploring brave new paths
Updated on May 10, 2024 06:16 PM IST
HT Brunch Team
Katherine M Hedeen - “Raul’s poetics challenge US-centric notions of queerness”
The professor of Spanish at Kenyon College in Ohio, USA, talks about translating Almost Obscene by marginalized Colombian queer poet Raúl Gòmez Jattin
Updated on Apr 08, 2024 08:57 PM IST
Roundabout: Spring spells hope as the heart hums forgotten songs
The merry month of March was marked by the celebration not just of the changing seasons, but the revival of the spirit to seek and give more to the passing caravan of existence
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Nirupama Dutt
Saiyami Kher: I want to hold on to Gulzar sahab closely
On World Poetry Day, Saiyami Kher talks about her special bond with veteran poet-lyricist Gulzar
Published on Mar 21, 2024 11:03 AM IST
Akash Bhatnagar
World Poetry Day special| Ayushmann Khurrana: Have become mainstream with poems
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana poses for HT City exclusively as he pens down a poem in his diary on World Poetry Day.
Published on Mar 21, 2024 09:06 AM IST
Rishabh Suri
World Poetry Day: Date, history, significance, theme, wishes, quotes and more
World Poetry Day 2024: Find out World Poetry Day date, history, significance, theme, wishes, quotes, Facebook and WhatsApp status, and why is it celebrated.
Published on Mar 21, 2024 08:02 AM IST
Krishna Priya Pallavi, New Delhi
Gita Govinda goes global, again
Gita Govinda Global Tour by Lucknow-born Kathak dancer Pali Chandra highlights modern day relevance of the 12th century Sanskrit epic by poet Jayadeva.
Published on Mar 17, 2024 05:14 PM IST
Faizal Khan, Delhi
Just Like That | The intimate world of Hindustani culture
Decorum, etiquette, elegance and intimacy symbolised baithaks, something possible only in smaller gatherings, sans the small-talk noise of bigger celebrations.
Published on Mar 10, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Víctor Rodríguez Núñez - “Poetry helps me to live”
During an interview conducted at the Mumbai Poetry Festival, Núñez spoke about the racism against Latin Americans in the US, and poetry’s power to oppose
Published on Mar 04, 2024 09:33 PM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a collection of Sanskrit love poetry, a book on the India Museum that contributed in major ways to the representation of India for a European audience, and an introduction to the major writers from Australia
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 05:26 AM IST
HT Team
Book Box | FOMO and feasting at the Jaipur Lit Fest
Choices, conversations and chai in the cultural immersion of the Jaipur Lit Fest. Plus a list of festival-inspired 10 must-reads.
Updated on Feb 10, 2024 09:57 PM IST
Spice of Life: Keep doors open, make room for artistic self to flourish
We need to cultivate the habit of being more inclusive and progressive in our ideas so that what shines always finds a way to reach us. It is all about being able to embrace the new, the reformed, and the different.
Updated on Jan 30, 2024 09:32 AM IST
Alpana
Diana Evans, author, A House for Alice – “Our lives are inherently political”
On London, creating an accurate public record of our time, how domestic circumstances are defined by class, economics, and racial and gender construction, and the yearning for places of belonging
Updated on Jan 20, 2024 09:45 AM IST
Simar Bhasin