Sitting in the drawing room where Khumar saheb used to sit with various famous shayars and poets was an amazing feeling…
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Congress seeks Karnataka home minister’s arrest for giving anti-Muslim twist to Dalit man’s murder
After Home Minister Araga Jnanendra claimed that a 22 year old Dalit youth was stabbed to…
Yeh kafir cricket: How sport is turned into Islamophobic weapon
The T-20 cricket match between the archrivals India and Pakistan in Dubai on October 24, 2021,…
Why Hindu nationalists want Urdu ousted?
On 20 October, popular clothing brand, FabIndia, removed their Diwali ad featuring their latest clothing collection,…
Documentary | Will Urdu Survive in India?
"Will Urdu survive in India?" is a 14-minute documentary by Dr. Rizwan Ahmad, associate professor of…
Padshah of Urdu; People mourn death of Shemsur Rehman Faruqi
"His demise has left us bereaved as an entire generation of literature lovers mourn this loss."
Noted Urdu poet Rahat Indori dies in Indore hospital
Noted Urdu poet Dr. Rahat Indori died following a massive heart attack on Tuesday, a day…
Poems from the ‘other’ side
From banning artists to setting up a fundamentalist narrative around poems of Faiz Ahmad Faiz- the…