Chairperson of the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), Professor Dr. Najeeba Arif, has expressed deep grief and sorrow over ...

Prof. Radhavallabh Tripathi, Sanskrit scholar and ex-Vice Chancellor of the premier Central Sanskrit University in Delhi, ...

SRINAGAR: Indian Urdu poet Tahir Faraz, celebrated for his romantic ghazals and commanding presence at poetry symposia worldwide, died on January 24, 2026, at age 75 due to kidney. Follow Us On G-Ne w ...

The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G.

Daniele Speziale, 27, known as Rahi Italvi, works at the visa application centre in Kolkata and performs Urdu ghazals across the city Daniele Speziale, 27, also known as Rahi Italvi When 27-year-old ...

MEE speaks to Asif Hasnain, co-founder of The Dream Journey music project, on how debates over Islam and culture have shaped Pakistan's music scene (From left, foreground) Asif Hasnain and other ...

No lover is to be seen around. The cap wearers have killed indiscriminately. In 1839, the French Orientalist Garcin de Tassy penned a literary history of Hindavi and Hindustani poetry. Tassy’s ...

Everybody likes ghazals. Or they do when they learn what they are: A ghazal is a poetic form originating in and strongly associated with the Islamic cultural sphere. It is a medieval thing—or what ...

Urdu language is filled with so many emotions and insights. Just like this couplet of Faiz Ahmed Faiz in which says Urdu Shayari Sad. People like to read the poetry in Urdu image. You may find a long ...

The annual four-day Urdu Heritage Festival returned to the Capital on Thursday, offering a plethora of cultural events, ghazal and qawwali performances as hundreds of people crowded the Central Park ...

Boundaries disappear as the extraordinary Grammy-winning Pakistani-American singer showcases her lithe latest album, Night Reign – and hands out whiskey, T-shirts and roses… “There are reporters here, ...