Words fall short to describe the preciousness of the contribution made by Kaifi Azmi to the worlds of Urdu literature, Indian cinema, and even the Indian society. Perhaps only Azmi could have done ...

That 300,000 people celebrated Urdu verse during a three-day festival was testament to the peculiar reality of the language in India. The inaugural day of the Urdu poetry festival Jashn-e-Rekhta ...

There used to be people who simply mastered so many things at the same time that we now find it hard to believe Ameer Meenai was a master poet of Urdu and Persian but he was also a lexicographer ...

For centuries, Urdu was a prominent language of culture and poetry in India, at times promoted by Mughal rulers. Its literature and journalism – often advanced by writers who rebelled against ...

Moving in concentric circles one may begin with a core (say, the Aligarh Urdu department where he spent his entire professional life), then the broader circle of Aligarh from the ’50s onward, to ...

In hand is a mint-fresh book picturing eminent poets of the Urdu language who made up an amazing family with talent aplenty. Lo! The author too is a poet who finds much in common with the genre of ...

Urdu poetry often features shattered lovers rejoicing in the sweet, sharp thrill of unrequited love. Progressive poet and lyricist Jan Nisar Akhtar (1914-1976), father of Javed, was one of those ...

Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer Andaaz-E-Bayaan Aur event, which hosts Mushaira-Kavi Sammelans (the joint presentation of Urdu and Hindi poetry, two poetic forms which have their homes in South Asia) ...

I wrote many poems and verses in Urdu and in Hindi,” he added. Musical life The 69-year-old has been recognised for his versatility as a music director, song writer and singer as well.