Topic: Urdu
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 after he was admitted to a hospital upon testing COVID-19 positive.
Poems from the ‘other’ side
From banning artists to setting up a fundamentalist narrative around poems of Faiz Ahmad Faiz- the populist regime has tried it all. Another reason for this hate has been the progressive approach of poets like Faiz and Habib Jalib. So, the aim of these translations is to write back to the ‘populist’ regime with love like Urdu always has. I dedicate these poems to all the sane souls of both sides of the border.
