Urdu is a hybrid language that is based on the spoken languages of Northern India with a generous overlay of Arabic and Persian words. ‘Urdu’ is a Turkish word, which means a camp. When Muslims from ...

Kargil B” penned by Haji Mohammad Waqar Sabha was released by Adbi Kunj at the JKAACL Jammu. Dr. Javed Rahi Regional Officer ...

Ayaz Gorakhpuri is a contemporary Urdu poet who blends classical literary tradition with modern musical expression. Rooted in ...

Renowned literary figure Amjad Islam Amjad in a recent live session with Tajdar Zaidi of Qissa Khwaan fame discussed the schism in Urdu poetry following the partition of the Sub-Continent. According ...

There were several writers who grappled with these ideas in Urdu literature, however they were not formally conceptualised until Muhammad Hussain Azad, Altaf Hussain Hali and Shibli Nomani began to ...

Note: This story was originally published in October 2022 as part of Outlook issue 'Recasting Shiva'. It is being replugged on World Poetry Day 2023 as Outlook revisits the power of poetry in a world ...

“My love, I cannot tell the tale of all the things I want from you. A hundred longings fill my soul, a thousand yearnings throng my heart.” — Mir Taqi Mir Of late there has been a renewed interest in ...

Safar Jari Hai, author of Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Urdu poetry collection, on his literary journey, range of his ...