Once India’s common language, Urdu is now boxed as Muslim identity. Dr Rakhshanda Jalil’s anthology reclaims it as India’s shared, many-voiced, culturally composite inheritance.

Shot in Istanbul, the YouTube series features Pakistani participants vying for love in a villa — with drama guaranteed.

Sanskrit and Urdu have evolved with the South Asian sub-continent, meandering close and far from each other, for as long as we can remember. While Sanskrit is considered the oldest and purest Indian ...

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