RUSTIC songs and lullabies are not just songs sung to please oneself or someone else, but they are a voice from the heart. One of the hidden or unintentional purposes that rustic songs and lullabies ...

The Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Academy’s three-day Bahar-e-Urdu celebrations marking its golden jubilee opened to a packed audience at Dome, SVP Stadium, Worli, on October 6. The evening began ...

There are many forms of shayari (Urdu poetry)—ghazal and nazm (geet) are two of them. Geet is a logically evolving poem where each individual verse serves the need ...

Hyderabad is one of the few Indian cities that has still kept Urdu close to its roots, be it in language, culture, mannerisms or everyday conversations. To celebrate the city’s enduring connection ...

Love Urdu geet and ghazal? Well, legendary ghazal singer from Pakistan, Farida Khanum, is coming to Mumbai for her first recital in the city. The haunting romance of 'Aaj jane ki zid na karo' can ...

RENOWNED URDU litterateur from Pakistan Asad Muhammad Khan read out a story and recited his ?geet? at the programme ?Ek Shaam Asad Muhammad Khan ke Naam? organised at Mulla Ramoozi Sanskriti Academy ...

They call it char bait, a form of instant Urdu poetry where two teams compete in rhyme. Verses are created at a second's notice on subjects as diverse as romance and politics, patriotism and rain. NEW ...