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Celebrate the timeless charm of Urdu poetry, music, and culture at this festival

From mushairas to multimedia showcases, Shaam-e-Rekhta brings fresh relevance to Urdu’s poetic legacy to resonate across generations

Updated 7 months ago

Rang aur Noor is a multi-sensory showcase of dance, live music, and audio-visual storytelling

This session explores themes of love and longing through nazms and ghazals

An upcoming session of literature and poetry explores themes of love and restlessness through classic and contemporary ghazals and nazms

Updated 9 months ago

Rang aur Noor is a multi-sensory showcase of dance, live music, and audio-visual storytelling

Urdu is born in this land, it is finest specimen of Ganga-Jamuni tahzeeb: SC

Updated 1 year ago

The top court was hearing an appeal filed by Varshatai, a former councillor of Patur in Maharashtra's Akola district, who challenged the use of Urdu, along with Marathi, on the name board of the municipal council. Pic/File

Watch this performance in Mumbai to know about masnavi form of Urdu poetry

Updated 1 year ago

A moment from a previous discussion and performance in the city. Pics Courtesy/Jameel Gulrays

Push for ‘semi-English’ education in Urdu schools triggers backlash

Updated 1 year ago

Mohili Village Urdu Medium School at Sakinaka. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

SSC exams: Urdu medium students given wrong English paper at Latur centre

Updated 1 year ago

Representational Pic/File

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How this initiative is connecting literature with Mumbai neighbourhoods

Updated 1 year ago

Zubair Azmi (in check-print jacket) leads Shabana Azmi (in blue) on the walk through Madanpura

How more Indians are exploring the Urdu language to connect with arts, culture

Updated 1 year ago

Akshita Nagpal’s move from Delhi to Versova in 2023 was propelled by the success of her online Urdu courses. Pic/Nimesh Dave

Explore the beauty of Urdu through these unique performances in Mumbai this week

Updated 1 year ago

Javed Akhtar (centre) will return as a panelist for the Mumbai edition

Urdu is exceptionally expressive and it’s hard to ignore it: Zeb Bangash

Updated 2 years ago

Zeb Bangash has made prominent features on Coke Studio Pakistan

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