Shahid Alam and I go back a long way, though we had both half-forgotten it until recently. He was two years senior to me at ...

The allure of Umrao Jaan is not just in its characters’ recitals; the film embodies poetry in its form. It is no wonder then, ...

All this is bigger than ghazals, of course. Bigger than haiku. I’m saying we have to graduate from pastiche and mimicry to ...

Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Sunday said she is sad because she will miss the June 27 re-release of Muzaffar Ali’s 1981 ...

Pratibha Singh Baghel is all set to bring Dastaan-E-Ghazal to Hyderabad on June 21 at Shilpakala Vedika, and she couldn’t be ...

An integral part of all his concert setlists, Papon admits that a large section of the audience that requests him to sing ghazal at gigs are college students.

Monsoon, ghazals, and the ghosts of almost-loves: Why Delhi rains still smell like my first love We weren’t lovers yet, just two teenagers teetering on the edge of tenderness, balanced between black ...

Legendary Urdu Poets Mir Taqi Mir: Called Khuda-e-Sukhan (God of poetry), master of melancholic and romantic ghazals. Mirza Ghalib: Blended philosophy, existentialism, and love with a unique wit.

Track 3 is another Urdu ghazal, Saqi Ik Jaam, which the liner notes say is an ode to intoxification -- love not liquor -- with lyrical lines like: "Now, cupbearer, bestow upon us the wine that ...

The cultural tribute "Bayan-e-Ghalib," a rare blend of ghazals and Kathak dance, celebrated the life and legacy of the legendary Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib at Shilpakala Vedika in Madhapur on Saturday ...

As we move into the modern era of Urdu poetry, Iqbal’s expansive literary corpus offers fertile ground for eco-critical analysis. His works feature a wide range of terms for trees, such as nakhl ...

Conclusion Hazrat Aziz Safipuri's contributions to Urdu literature and Sufism are immense. His literary contributions, mostly consisting of Ghazals and mystical verses, have helped to enrich Urdu ...