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 ...

WHAT makes a great verse? Is it theme, philosophy, imagery, precision, words or emotions? All of them, it seems. But there can hardly be any consensus about the ingredients of a great poem and ...

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 ...

Poetic wit: Ghalib was the rare great poet who could laugh at himself, Painting by Shubnum Gill/Flickr.com/photos/shubnumgill Ghalib announced he would give up all ...

‘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 ...

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 ...

Uski baaton mein mera dil aa gaya, Ab toh woh taa-umr dhokha khayega... This couplet embedded in one of the poems embodies how poet-singer Minu Bakshi casts a spell on the reader through her latest ...

A vibrant event titled 'Mehfil-e-Sukhan' celebrated the timeless art of Urdu poetry in the federal capital, bringing together some of Pakistan's most distinguished poets and poetry enthusiasts. The ...

Dastan-e-Dilli is an Urdu poem by Adnan Mughal, traversing the diverse history of the city right from the days of the Delhi Sultanate to the current government. This is the first video in a new series ...

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 ...