urdu poetry news

Noted poet Bashir Badr passes away 91

Published on May 28, 2026 03:38 pm IST

Delhiwale: His poetic grace

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

delhi news

Published on May 02, 2026 03:18 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Published on Apr 01, 2026 03:56 am IST

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

delhi news

Published on Mar 24, 2026 02:44 pm IST

Roundabout: A salute to ties between poetry & languages

Poet Chander Trikha, author Bhupinder Aziz Parihar and poet Krishan Adeeb. (HT Photo)

chandigarh news

Published on Dec 14, 2025 07:08 am IST

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

Naseeruddin Shah enacting ‘Ismat Apa ki Kalam Se’.

chandigarh news

Published on Nov 16, 2025 06:52 am IST

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)

delhi news

Published on Oct 12, 2025 03:20 am IST

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 on Jul 18, 2025 08:46 pm IST

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

Irshad Khan ‘Sikandar’ reciting his poetry at a mushaira hosted by the Sahitya Akademi (Instagram)

delhi news

Published on May 23, 2025 07:10 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.

htcity delhi junction

Updated on Mar 18, 2025 12:33 pm IST

Review: The Essential Ghalib by Anisur Rahman

Mirza Ghalib (Wikimedia Commons)

books

Updated on Mar 14, 2025 07:16 pm IST

Review: The Story of Eve by Zehra Nigah

MF Husain’s portrait of Zehra Nigah (Courtesy Rakshanda Jalil)

books

Published on Jan 24, 2025 10:31 pm IST

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 on Dec 27, 2024 12:09 pm IST

Why Papon believes in the timeless magic of Ghazals

Papon has revealed he is working on two ghazal albums

cinema

Published on Dec 19, 2024 06:03 pm IST

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 on Nov 02, 2024 04:54 pm IST

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)

chandigarh news

Updated on Oct 06, 2024 01:28 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

htcity

Updated on Aug 18, 2024 12:14 pm IST

The people’s poet who bridged divides through lyrical simplicity

PREMIUM

Renowned lyricist and urdu poet Nida Fazli .

opinion

Published on Aug 11, 2024 07:30 am IST

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)

chandigarh news

Updated on Jun 16, 2024 08:10 am IST

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

art culture

Published on Mar 17, 2024 05:14 pm IST

Just Like That | The intimate world of Hindustani culture

PREMIUM

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

opinion

Published on Mar 10, 2024 08:00 am IST

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

PREMIUM

Pankaj Udhas

entertainment

Updated on Feb 28, 2024 10:06 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on December 8

Catch It Live on December 8

htcity delhi junction

Published on Dec 07, 2023 07:20 pm IST

Review: Fahmida Riaz: The Iconic Iconoclast by Subodh Lal

Urdu poet Fahmida Riaz in the 1980s. (HT Photo)

books

Published on Nov 30, 2023 06:44 pm IST

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

art culture

Published on Aug 19, 2023 04:09 pm IST

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

PREMIUM

Critic, translator and academic Anisur Rehman (Courtesy Ashoka University)

books

Updated on Jun 16, 2023 04:38 pm IST

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 on Apr 28, 2023 10:30 pm IST