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How the timeless 'dohas' of Rahim — the 16th-century Mughal-general-turned-poet — speak to modern India
December 23, 2025 2:44 pm
This anthology resurrects the 16th-century Mughal noble Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan, celebrating his timeless poetry, a syncretic vision that transcends its age to speak directly to the modern soul.
Naseeruddin Shah writes: Whose Urdu is it anyway?
September 06, 2025 5:33 pm
The West Bengal Urdu Academy’s postponement of an event featuring Javed Akhtar shrinks the scope of a plural language like Urdu
From Taslima Nasreen to Javed Akhtar: When ‘hurt sentiments’ shape political choice
September 04, 2025 4:51 pm
Postponement of the cultural event in West Bengal enhances Jamiat’s political capital to bargain with the ruling establishment and reestablishes their hegemony as the stakeholder of Muslim cultures and religious worldviews
How a letter from an organisation promoting Urdu culture led Delhi Police to its oldest surviving chowki
September 21, 2023 3:35 am
The chowki has now been restored after a two-year intensive restoration project carried out in collaboration with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).
Special event on Urdu poetry's role in anti-apartheid movement organised in S Africa
September 26, 2022 7:52 am
“Urdu was born in India, but it doesn't belong only to the Indians. It is the official language of Pakistan, and doesn't belong to the Pakistanis only either,” said Shireen Saloojee, one of the organisers.
With his latest translation of Urdu love poetry, Sanjiv Saraf aims to demystify the language for the netizen
April 02, 2022 8:30 pm
“English has a crispness and sharp focus because of its syntax. The punch in the finish lends English to prose. Urdu doesn’t have a definitive flourish but a soft-fadeout that captures the delicate layers and indecision between emotions, like yeh hai bhi or nahin bhi,” said chief guest Javed Akhtar
Remembering Majaz Lakhnavi, the Keats of Urdu poetry
September 23, 2025 6:46 pm
Majaz, uncle of lyricist Javed Akhtar, was one of those rare gems whose poetry reflected two most important aspects: romance and revolution.
Saving India's Urdu heritage, one book at a time
August 26, 2020 1:09 pm
In 2015, the Rekhta Foundation started Jashn-e-Rekhta, a festival of the letters and the arts to popularise Urdu. In 2017, it launched Aamozish, an e-learning platform, where over 60,000 people have learnt the language till date.
A modern Urdu poet
August 13, 2020 8:17 pm
Rahat Indori wrote both sophisticated Urdu couplets and more popular compositions. He was an artist who lived on his own terms.
Remembering Rahat Indori: A friend, brother, and poet
August 12, 2020 9:05 pm
Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori passed away Tuesday following a heart attack. He was 70
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