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Khalid Jawed: “I keep saying that feeling is more important than understanding”

Author Khalid Jawed (Pranavi Sharma)

Updated 98 days ago

Kaifi Azmi remembered for his words and vision

Kaifi Azmi (Sourced)

Published 180 days ago

On the unexpected resurgence of Urdu in India

Visitors at the Jashn-e-Rekhta Festival in New Delhi in 2022. (Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)

Published 207 days ago

University of London professor denied entry into India over ‘visa violations’

People familiar with the matter said Francesca Orsini was on a tourist visa but was placed on a blacklist for violating visa conditions. (Ashoka University Centre for Translation)

Updated 265 days ago

A reading of Qurratulain Hyder’s work focuses on struggles of women performers

A reading of Qurratulain Hyder’s work focuses on struggles of women performers

Published 275 days ago

Plays Umrao Jaan and Begum bring Awadh's culture to life in Lucknow

Scenes from the play Begum and Umrao Jaan held in Lucknow recently

Updated 317 days ago

Empowerment to exploitation, the many lives of Umrao Jan Ada

Indian filmmaker Muzaffar Ali (L) and actor Rekha pose for photographs as they attend the special screening and theatrical re-release of their iconic Indian film ‘Umrao Jaan’ in Mumbai on June 26, 2025. (AFP)

Published 380 days ago

Back to glory: Literary Park to celebrate Prayagraj’s rich legacy

The design of the proposed literary park in Prayagraj (Sourced)

Published 409 days ago

Book review|Money-minded madness makes Rumaan Alam's Entitlement quite thrilling

Cover of the book, Entitlement by Rumaan Alam

Updated 420 days ago

Of great poets and cursed books

A portrait of Mir Taqi Mir (Wikimedia Commons)

Published 488 days ago

Review: Contemporary Urdu Short Stories from Kolkata

Immersed: Reading an Urdu newspaper in Kolkata (Shutterstock)

Updated 696 days ago

Mango Day: The mango's cultural influence on Indian artists and poets

The influence of mango on art and culture

Published 722 days ago

Just Like That | The intimate world of Hindustani culture

A classical music baithak in progress. (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Published 856 days ago

Munawwar Rana laid to rest in Lucknow, PM offers condolences

Poet Munawwar Rana (HT File Photo)

Published 911 days ago

…ek duniya chhor aye hain: Urdu poet Munawwar Rana passes away

Munawwar Rana, a modern Hindi and Urdu poet.

Updated 911 days ago

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