Dr. Abid Moiz, physician and scholar, argues that Urdu must move beyond poetry to embrace science and modern knowledge. His ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – Even 154 years after his death, the legendary Urdu-Persian poet — Mirza Beg Asadullah Khan, or just Mirza Ghalib — often referred to as the ’emperor of romance’, continues to live and ...

Only one person attended a Delhi literary gathering due to extreme heat, but attendance grew to 20 by the end, highlighting ...

With the melodies come the feelings. The thoughts of love were shaped into sighs that never craved a destination, never knew a goal. A melody like Lag jaa gale se could never get wrinkled.

The tradition of Marsiya came to Kashmir with early Islamic missionaries like Bulbul Shah and Syed Mir Ali Hamadani in the ...

Dr. Ghalib holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University (CSU) and M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mosul, Iraq. Dr. Kahwaji joined RIT-Dubai ...

The 151st death anniversary of classical Urdu poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was observed on Saturday. Ghalib wrote hundreds of Ghazals during his life which have since been interpreted and sung in ...

The 153rd death anniversary of classical Urdu poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was observed on Tuesday. Ghalib was born on December 27, 1796 in the city of Akbarabad. Mirza Ghalib is considered as one ...

Award-winning novelist Tabish Khair discusses refugees, migration, AI, capitalism and fundamentalism, arguing literature can ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I Catch Sight of the Now” by Jorie Graham, and his own poem “Piano Lesson.” The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “The Schoolroom on the Second ...

Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry. From the prehistoric poems of the Nile ...