LOVE and beloved are one of the central themes in classical Urdu poetry. Classical poets express their extreme love for the sweetheart. But there is a remote yet distinct possibility that a poet may ...

Everyone has lost something – perhaps a dream, a love, or a person. And sometimes this loss arrives so abruptly that we are left stunned, unsure how to react, how to move, how to breathe in this new ...

Independence Day holds a special place in every Indian heart. On 15 August, the tricolour waves high as we remember the sacrifices that brought us freedom. This day is not just about history; it’s ...

Bazm-e-Urdu Qatar (BUQ), established in 1959 to promote Urdu language and literature, hosted the launch of the poetry collection Arzoo ka dia by Doha-based poet Samreen Nadeem Samar. This is her ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

Prose poetry is a literary form that combines elements of prose and poetry to create a unique narrative voice and style. It appears as standard prose, without line breaks, but utilizes poetic devices ...

Jane (Veitzman) Muschenetz, MBA ’06, writes poetry that bridges the gap between science and art. Jane Muschenetz’s poems don’t look like the sonnets you remember studying in high school English. If ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

Urdu language is filled with so many emotions and insights. Just like this couplet of Faiz Ahmed Faiz in which says Urdu Shayari Sad. People like to read the poetry in Urdu image. You may find a long ...

Eminent Urdu writer Shamim Tariq on Wednesday said that Firaq Gorakhpuri is the Mir of modern Urdu poetry. Tariq was speaking at the opening session of the two-day national seminar “Firaq Gorakhpuri: ...

Shayaris are some of the most beautiful and heartfelt verses ever written by humans. They have a real impact on people, emotionally and mentally, and they are like emotional boosters, lifting spirits ...

Ishrat Afreen is one of the five most influential writers of the feminist movement in Urdu literature and is counted amongst the most renowned poets in Pakistan. She has won numerous awards, and her ...