“Very few people are familiar with Urdu literature, even through poetry. There were forms such as the qasida — used to praise someone or a marsiya, a song of sorrow that have faded out,” he say ...

Highlighting the historical significance of Urdu, he said it played a crucial role during India's freedom struggle, uniting people with its soulful poetry, revolutionary slogans, and stirring ...

(HT_PRINT) The Supreme Court on April 15 upheld the use of Urdu on the signboards of a municipal council in Maharashtra, saying that Urdu and Marathi have the same status under the Constitution.

PREMIUM The bias against Urdu showed its face during the framing of a Constitution for independent India, but the noble architects of that wonderful charter of governance adopted in 1950 did their ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

India’s top court upheld the use of Urdu on public signboards in Maharashtra, rejecting the notion that the language was alien to the country. The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Urdu and ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - April is National Poetry Month, and the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington has some recommendations. One of the ways the library spotlights the month is with its Phone-a ...

Eid-ul-Fitr 2025: Express your happiness on the eve of Eid by sharing these beautiful and heart-touching Hindi and Urdu shayaris with your dear ones. Eid-ul-Fitr, also known as Eid al-Fitr ...

April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate the literary genre that gives us answers to questions we don’t know how to ask, creates connection and wisdom, shows us the beauty and rhythm ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Literary Cleveland, the nonprofit organization and creative writing center working to elevate local writers and their work, is bringing back their Cleveland Poetry Festival.

But this time he focuses on how art, and poetry in particular, both expresses and responds to the unique human experience of “being modern.” We live in a world that the gods have fled and ...

Poet in Residence with Poetry Ireland Anne Tannam welcomes us to this year's Poetry Day Ireland celebrations... Why do we turn to poetry? Ask a hundred people and you'll get a hundred answers.