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AMU mourns the demise of Bashir Badr, its illustrious alumnus

Legendary poet and Padma Shri awardee Bashir Badr passed away at the age of 91 after a prolonged illness, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Bashir Badr is seen here during the launch of an audio album 'Tiranga Tera Anchal' in New Delhi, in this file photo dated August 18, 2005. (PTI)

Published 48 days ago

The poet who shaped a filmmaker: Vishal Bhardwaj recalls a lifetime of friendship with Bashir Badr

The poet who shaped a filmmaker: Vishal Bhardwaj recalls a lifetime of friendship with Bashir Badr

Published 49 days ago

Bashir Badr, beloved voice of modern Urdu ghazal, dies at 91

Bashir Badr passed away at the age of 91 in Bhopal after suffering from dementia for several years.

Updated 50 days ago

Famous Urdu poet Bashir Badr dies in Bhopal

Born in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh on February 15, 1935, educated in Etawah and Aligarh, and later serving in Meerut, he eventually settled in Bhopal at Bashir Manzil in Fatehgarh area of Bhopal. (X)

Updated 51 days ago

Celebrated Urdu poet Kanwar Mohinder Singh Bedi's memoir now available in English

Celebrated Urdu poet Kanwar Mohinder Singh Bedi's memoir now available in English

Published 69 days ago

On Int Mother Language Day, Minu Bakshi shares her love for Punjabi & Urdu

Author, poet, and singer Minu Bakshi

Updated 147 days ago

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 487 days ago

Why Papon believes in the timeless magic of Ghazals

Papon has revealed he is working on two ghazal albums

Published 576 days ago

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 699 days ago

Mir and modernity

A portrait of Mir (Wikimedia Commons)

Updated 876 days ago

Urdu poet Munwwar Rana passes away, lives on in verse

Munawwar Rana suffered infection in the lungs and throat in 2017 and was also receiving treatment regularly due to kidney problems for which he had to undergo dialysis. (FILE PHOTO)

Updated 915 days ago

Review: Naulakhi Kothi by Ali Akbar Natiq, translated by Naima Rashid

View of Wah village in Rawalpindi district, Punjab, 1934. (Bristol Archives/Universal Image)

Published 917 days ago

Jammu and Kashmir's Karnah gears up for a Pahadi poetic symposium on Aug 24

Jammu and Kashmir's Karnah gears up for a Pahadi poetic symposium on Aug 24

Published 1064 days ago

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

Founder and managing editor, HaikuKATHA, Kala Ramesh (HT Photo)

Updated 1067 days ago

AMU pays tribute to renowned poet Mir on his 300th birth anniv

Seminar under way at AMU. (HT Photo)

Updated 1091 days ago

Happy Friendship Day 2022: Check out these quotes on friends by famous authors

Happy Friendship Day 2022: Check out these quotes on friends by famous authors

Updated 1441 days ago

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 1664 days ago

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