This book comprises 17 essays by a galaxy of eminent academics from across the globe. It discusses the stunted growth of Urdu as a functional language and the problems and repercussions of it not ...

It is more likely than not that Urdu lovers would have met Muskan Syed Riaz in the UAE during an event that promotes the language. Poet, speaker and emcee, she is a very active member of Bazm-e-Urdu ...

The National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) recently hosted the launch of the bilingual coffee table book, Three Tales from Gulistan-e-Saadi. The event, organised in collaboration with the Joy of ...

Hundreds of members from the Urdu and Malayalam speaking communities attended a series of lectures that addressed various ...

Urdu remains the language of poetry that accumulates aashiqs at every adaa, but Gen Z is reclaiming it as a connection to their pre-Partition heritage Akshita Nagpal’s move from Delhi to Versova in ...

The language called Urdu is the life of Hindustan. Prologue: A Flight, a Word, a Realization It was while flying over the Black Sea that I noticed a town on the Turkish coast—Ordu. The name struck me.

When Urdu journalism is celebrating 200 years of its existence, it seems to be perhaps the best opportunity to clear some myths and misconceptions about Urdu. Urdu was born and flourished in India.

After reading some interesting analyses of the dominance of the Hindi-belt in India, I thought about my work on culture, language, and politics, specifically the decay of Urdu litearure in ...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has denied it has stopped Pakistani players from speaking in Urdu in post-match press ...