With the passing of Dr Bashir Badr at 91, Indian literature loses one of the last towering figures of the modern Urdu ghazal ...

A session on 'Urdu Ghazal New Formations' was held at the 14th International Urdu Conference at the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi, which was moderated by Nasira Zuberi. On this occasion, Ambreen ...

Mellifluous Mohammed Rafi once sang -‘Divaso judai na jay chhe ae jasey jaroor milan sudhi.’ Few know that these lyrics were penned by a Surti ghazalkaar- Abdul Gani Dahiwala. The Persian form of ...

The term homosexual was coined in 19 th century Europe but its categorisation for the people in the Indian subcontinent had existed long before. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) ...

Urdu poetry legend Bashir Badr has passed away at 91 in Bhopal. From “Kuch to majbooriyan rahi hongi” to “Ujale apni yaadon ke”, his words shaped generations of readers and lovers of shayari ...

Arooj Aftab and Norah Jones spoke about making music at home, writing in Urdu, and the strangeness of returning to other ...

Renowned Urdu poet and ghazal writer Bashir Badr passed away at 91 in Bhopal after battling dementia and age-related illnesses. Known for his timeless poetry and unique recitation style, he was ...

THE word ghazal is derived from an Arabic root and it means ‘to talk amorously to women’. According to some scholars, ghazal also means ‘a doleful cry of pain uttered by a deer when surrounded by ...

At first hearing, it feels like a couple separated by misunderstanding. Two people who travelled together but never found ...

Frances W. Pritchett, a well-known critic of Urdu and professor at Columbia University, writes: “To me ghazal’s reliance on its wonderful networks of images and conventions makes it very clear that ...