Urdu poetry is often considered synonymous with love. Various shades of love, ranging from physical to metaphysical; all the nuances of the experience of love, ranging from disappointment to ...

Urdu has a word that captures this complicated emotional terrain: tasleem. Often translated as “acceptance,” tasleem carries ...

Prose poetry is a literary form that combines elements of prose and poetry to create a unique narrative voice and style. It appears as standard prose, without line breaks, but utilizes poetic devices ...

Urdu is a hybrid language that is based on the spoken languages of Northern India with a generous overlay of Arabic and Persian words. ‘Urdu’ is a Turkish word, which means a camp. When Muslims from ...

Last year, some impressive works of poetry came out, in the genres of both nazm and ghazal. They not only have literary merit but are also relevant in the current political and social context. One of ...

Every day, I call my grandparents, Nani and Nana, in Pakistan to offer some solace during their increasingly isolated situation. With all their kids and grandkids living abroad and the fear of disease ...

Firaq Gorakhpuri’s poetry offers a powerful reminder of India’s shared linguistic heritage. He blended Hindi and Urdu ...

Dr Nuzhat Abbasi is one of Pakistan’s best-known contemporary women poet, who also has a most natural prowess and elegance with which she brings verse to life. A poet as well as a social curator and ...

Chairman Press Council of India,former judge Supreme Court Of India. Many of you who do not know Urdu have shown an interest in Urdu poetry. So I shall briefly tell you something about its features.