“Poets and literary figures are shying away from political comment because today everything is given a communal colour,” said Urdu poet Munnawar Rana. NAGPUR: “Poets and literary figures are ...

Eminent Urdu writer Shamim Tariq on Wednesday said that Firaq Gorakhpuri is the Mir of modern Urdu poetry. Tariq was speaking at the opening session of the two-day national seminar “Firaq ...

the Urdu poet has always spoken for qaumi yakjahati and muttahida tehzeeb, on communal harmony and co-mingling of cultures. The search yielded delightful results. I found vast amounts of poetry ...

Although many (at least in India) are not conversant with the Urdu script, thanks to ghazals and Hindi film songs most understand and appreciate Urdu poetry ... is easily the best Urdu scholar ...

“India and Pakistan share the same civilization in terms of poetry ... books and newspapers in Urdu,” said Mehdi. Describing Urdu as a language which embodies the best values of our secular ...

A host of poets from different parts of the state recited poetry in Odia, Hindi and Urdu languages in a unique mushaira held at the conference hall in Sanskruti Bhavan today. Mubaraq Hussein ...