Parveen Shakir started writing at a very young age. She wrote both prose and poetry, contributed columns in Urdu newspapers, and a few articles in English dailies. She was winner of the Pride of ...

Perhaps, nobody in the city conforms more to the top court's definition of Urdu than former IRS officer-poet Vinod Kumar Tripathi. Tripathi, 68, whose pen name is ‘Bashar', embodies the language ...

The event brought together students, educators, poets, and literary enthusiasts for a day dedicated to showcasing the richness and elegance of the Urdu language through competitions and artistic ...

The film hit the right spot with its first song, Zinda Banda Hai. A popular couplet from the poem of renowned Urdu poet Waseem Barelvi was used in the song. The quote goes, “Usoolon Pe Jahaan ...

The first one, compiled by Ahmed Deen, a close friend of Iqbal, was in fact a critical appreciation of Iqbal but it included a copious selection from Iqbal’s Urdu poetry. Titled Iqbal and ...

25th death anniversary of renowned Urdu poet Mohsin Naqvi was observed on Friday. Born in Dera Ghazi Khan in 1947, he contributed in Urdu literature through his remarkable works including Azaab-e-Deed ...

it attained ever greater refinement and became the language of choice for many acclaimed poets," the Court said in its judgement. Bagade had moved the Court claiming that use of Urdu was ...

Over time, this new hybrid language became more structured and was increasingly used in literature, poetry, and everyday communication. Urdu found its most powerful expression in poetry (especially ...

has a credit of being the first Saheb-e-Dewan (Urdu Poet) and credited to develop ‘Hindustani’ into a new version,” he added. 6. Saif Mahmood wrote in a 2019 Indian Express article that “the spoken ...

In this episode of Urdunama, we take you on a journey of revival through the words of poets and their timeless verses, exploring how poetry breathes new life into emotions, memories, and dreams.

In this episode of Urdunama, we take you on a journey of revival through the words of poets and their timeless verses, exploring how poetry breathes new life into emotions, memories, and dreams.