PESHAWAR: The Lahore-based publication house Mavra Books’ rare collection of selected Urdu poems of top 62 poets scaled new heights in the literary circles. The title has recently hit bookstands in ...

Modern Urdu poem, or ‘jadeed nazm’, is a genre that is comparatively young. It was born in 1874. In comparison, Urdu ghazal is as old as Urdu literature itself and Ameer Khusrau (who died in the year ...

Mirza Ghalib is one of the most popular and well-known Urdu poets of all times. Mirza Ghalib is probably the best-known Mughal era poets of all times. His poems are celebrated for the poignant and ...

The video begins with a voice-over. The subtitles appear on screen: “Abhi to baat lamhon tak hai, saalon tak nahin aai, abhi muskaanon ki naubat bhi naalon tak nahi’n aai … kaho to laut jate hain ...

‘Seher Hone Tak’ enthralled the audience as vocalist Gayatri Dhavale presented ghazals, Neerja Apte read the shayari and Aboli Thatte interpreted the poems through Kathak, at Chitnavis Centre, Civil ...

Dastan-e-Dilli is an Urdu poem by Adnan Mughal, traversing the diverse history of the city right from the days of the Delhi Sultanate to the current government. This is the first video in a new series ...

His love for the language dates back to the 1970s when he went to Pakistan to study; he considers the country his second home Dr Zubair Farooq, a UAE national, is a well-known name in Indian and ...

Dr Zubair Farooq, a UAE national, is a well-known name in Indian and Pakistani literary circles for his love for Urdu poetry. A dermatologist and venereologist by profession, Dr Zubair has authored ...

On Wednesday, Google paid tribute to literary critic and Urdu author Abdul Qavi Desnavion his 87th birthday through its doodle. (Source: Google) On Wednesday, Google paid tribute to literary critic ...