Acclaimed lyricist Javed Akhtar recently demonstrated his mastery of Urdu at the House of Lords in the British Parliament, ...

Renowned lyricist Javed Akhtar recently showcased his expertise in Urdu at the British Parliament's House of Lords, making ...

While Rekha’s Umrao Jaan reclaims the spotlight, here are some timeless Urdu novels that deserve their own cinematic close-up ...

CM Naim’s translation of 19th-century reformer Ashrafunnisa Begum’s biography was published in 2021. Naim, a translator and ...

Arabic and Persian not only shaped the literary culture of thetime but also influenced the direction in which it developed.

Purani Dilli to Ayodhya, Fouzia Dastango is reimagining Hindu epics to Meena Kumari’s story in Urdu. Crowds love it.

Beyhis means numb, an absence of feeling that grows not from peace, but from exhaustion. It is the quiet void after too much ...

Zaban-e-Urdu hai jiska naam, Woh Hindustan ki jaan hai.” The language called Urdu is the life of Hindustan. Prologue: A ...

The Missing Prayer is a tell-tale rhythmic recital of the losses, the voids, the gaps and the simplest of the tiny things ...

His poetry has been translated into numerous languages including Hindi, Gujarati, English, Russian and Chinese ...