Translating poetry is an artistic endeavor in its own right, because something that complex necessitates creating new meaning.

PESHAWAR: The Lahore-based publication house Mavra Books’ rare collection of selected Urdu poems of top 62 poets scaled new heights in the literary circles. The title has recently hit bookstands in ...

Frances W. Pritchett, a well-known critic of Urdu and professor at Columbia University, writes: “To me ghazal’s reliance on its wonderful networks of images and conventions makes it very clear that ...

A few months ago, at the launch of a book of Urdu poems—Hukm E Safar Diya Tha Kyon by Shantiveer Kaul—a poet in his mid-60s said he rarely got a chance to attend such events now because “ab us peedhi ...

HYDERABAD: Behta Huva Naghma, a collection of poems in Urdu written by State Council for Cultural Affairs chairman and MP Dr C Narayana Reddy was released here on Tuesday by Rajya Sabha deputy ...

The video begins with a voice-over. The subtitles appear on screen: “Abhi to baat lamhon tak hai, saalon tak nahin aai, abhi muskaanon ki naubat bhi naalon tak nahi’n aai … kaho to laut jate hain ...

‘Seher Hone Tak’ enthralled the audience as vocalist Gayatri Dhavale presented ghazals, Neerja Apte read the shayari and Aboli Thatte interpreted the poems through Kathak, at Chitnavis Centre, Civil ...

Dr Zubair Farooq, a UAE national, is a well-known name in Indian and Pakistani literary circles for his love for Urdu poetry. A dermatologist and venereologist by profession, Dr Zubair has authored ...

New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Famous lyricist Javed Akhtar on Thursday said that those who are speaking against 'An-al-haq' in Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz's iconic poem, 'Hum dekhengey...' are ...