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    Urdu Poetry News

    Roundabout | Mentor-disciple tradition lights path of Urdu poetry

    Littérateurs Chander Trikha and Jatinder Parvaaz at the Haryana Sahitya Akademi in Panchkula to pay tribute to legendary Urdu poets Mirza Ghalib and Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq. (Sourced)
    Cities
    Published 1 day ago

    Noted poet Bashir Badr passes away 91

    Noted poet Bashir Badr passes away 91
    Cities
    Published 108 days ago

    Delhiwale: His poetic grace

    Naseer Jhinjhanvi, a distinguished resident of the Walled City, died on Thursday after a prolonged illness, aged 63. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 134 days ago

    Sahir Ludhianvi memorial project set to take shape in Ludhiana

    The event was inaugurated by Ludhiana MLA Ashok Parashar Pappi, while Ludhiana mayor principal Inderjit Kaur presided over a free homeopathic medical camp organised on the occasion. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 165 days ago

    57th edition of Shankar-Shad Mushaira to host Javed Akhtar, Waseem Barelvi

    57th edition of Shankar-Shad Mushaira to host Javed Akhtar, Waseem Barelvi
    Cities
    Published 173 days ago

    Roundabout: A salute to ties between poetry & languages

    Poet Chander Trikha, author Bhupinder Aziz Parihar and poet Krishan Adeeb. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 273 days ago

    Roundabout | Tricity flies high on wings of words & arts this autumn

    Naseeruddin Shah enacting ‘Ismat Apa ki Kalam Se’.
    Cities
    Published 301 days ago

    Sukhwinder Singh, Javed Akhtar to perform at Jashn-e-Rekhta this year

    Entry will be ticketed, with single-day and multi-day passes available online.  (HT Archive)
    Cities
    Published 336 days ago

    A man of letters, a bridge between East and West

    Naim sahab’s personality was a beautiful amalgamation of the East and the West. He was a modest person but a straight shooter when he spoke. (The World of Girish Karnad on Facebook)
    Opinion
    Published 422 days ago

    Irshad Khan: ‘Sikandar’ of Hindustani prose, poetry and songs

    Irshad Khan ‘Sikandar’ reciting his poetry at a mushaira hosted by the Sahitya Akademi (Instagram)
    Cities
    Published 478 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.
    Htcity
    Updated 544 days ago

    Review: The Essential Ghalib by Anisur Rahman

    Mirza Ghalib (Wikimedia Commons)
    Books
    Updated 548 days ago

    Review: The Story of Eve by Zehra Nigah

    MF Husain’s portrait of Zehra Nigah (Courtesy Rakshanda Jalil)
    Books
    Published 597 days ago

    Manmohan Singh, Sushma Swaraj's ‘shayari’ banters in Parliament | Video

    PM Manmohan Singh quipped at the opposition leader and even at reporters with his Urdu poetry.
    India News
    Updated 625 days ago

    Why Papon believes in the timeless magic of Ghazals

    Papon has revealed he is working on two ghazal albums
    Htcity
    Published 633 days ago

    Review: The Homeland’s an Ocean by Mir Taqi Mir, translated by Ranjit Hoskote

    Asad ud Daula, Nawab of Awadh, in whose court Mir spent some of his last years. (Wikimedia Commons)
    Books
    Published 681 days ago

    Roundabout: A look back at tragic death of poet Majaz Lakhnavi

    Poet-psychologist Salman Akhtar uncodes words of his worthy clan of verse-makers (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 707 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
    Htcity
    Updated 756 days ago

    The people’s poet who bridged divides through lyrical simplicity

    Renowned lyricist and urdu poet Nida Fazli .
    Opinion
    Published 763 days ago

    Love has the inborn strength to weed out the seedlings of hatred

    Rakhshanda Jalil signs the book ‘Love In The Times of Hate’. (HT photo)
    Cities
    Updated 819 days ago

    Gita Govinda goes global, again

    Gita Govinda Global Tour by Lucknow-born Kathak dancer Pali Chandra aims at highlighting the modern day relevance of the Sanskrit epic by the 12th century poet Jayadeva
    Lifestyle
    Published 910 days ago

    Just Like That | The intimate world of Hindustani culture

    A classical music baithak in progress. (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)
    Opinion
    Published 917 days ago

    Growing up in the ’80s and ’90s, lovelorn like a Pankaj Udhas ghazal

    Pankaj Udhas
    Entertainment
    Updated 929 days ago

    HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on December 8

    Catch It Live on December 8
    Htcity
    Published 1011 days ago

    Review: Fahmida Riaz: The Iconic Iconoclast by Subodh Lal

    Urdu poet Fahmida Riaz in the 1980s. (HT Photo)
    Books
    Published 1018 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
    Lifestyle
    Published 1121 days ago

    Interview: Anisur Rehman “Today, the Urdu nazm is vibrant and secular”

    Critic, translator and academic Anisur Rehman (Courtesy Ashoka University)
    Books
    Updated 1185 days ago

    Review: Daaera (The Circle) and Dhanak (The Rainbow) edited by Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar

    Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi in a picture dated March 31, 2023. Their joint project, a box set comprising two trilingual anthologies, Dhanak (The Rainbow) by Jan Nisar Akhtar and Daaera (The Circle) by Kaifi Azmi, shows that sometimes celebrity pairings have great creative possibilities. (Vijay Bate/HT PHOTO)
    Books
    Updated 1234 days ago

    Kashmir rocks: Alif and the chorus from the valley

    Musician Mohammad Muneem, founder and frontman of Alif, is an engineer and MBA who left his MNC job to pursue poetry and music.
    Lifestyle
    Updated 1147 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 
    Lifestyle
    Updated 1721 days ago
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