Rekhta Learning bridges tradition and technology for Urdu’s future
Through Rekhta Learning, students, artists, and professionals are engaging with the language for creative expression, ...
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How Urdu became the ‘enemy’
The Hindi-Urdu controversy is not just about language. It reflects historical conflicts, colonial policies, and political struggles that continue today in India.
Delhi-based poet-singer Minu Bakshi's Urdu verses vet Gen Z emotions
Rahmat, poet-singer Minu Bakshi stirs emotions of love and longing. She tells HTCity how Urdu poetry is still relevant in Gen ...
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Supriya Newar’s collection of Hindustani poetry, ‘Justaju’, reflects her own literary quest
But, despite her growing repertoire in English, the love for Urdu-Hindustani poetry never left. “While I wrote professionally in English, I was always writing poetry in Hindustani for myself. Besides ...
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Poet’s detention during Zia regime echoes in SC military trials case
“Ahmad Faraz had adopted the plea before the Lahore High Court (LHC) upon arrest that he had no other resource to communicate his poetry, but the same plea would not have been available if taken ...
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Akash Ansari — ‘The Sky of Sindhi Poetry’
The demise of Dr Akash Ansari came as a devastating blow to Sindhi poetry and socio-political activism, leaving a vacuum that will take a long time to fill. As Umer Qazi wrote in his homage note in ...