While core acts of devotion take center stage, qasidas (Islamic odes) and devotional poetry serve as powerful complements, enriching the experience of Ramadan and deepening one’s spiritual reflections ...

On World Poetry Day, remembering Nazir Kazmi, one of modern Urdu ghazal’s founders.

Many people, even avid readers, find themselves intimidated by reading or trying to write poetry. But, perhaps through a line ...

Rahmat, poet-singer Minu Bakshi stirs emotions of love and longing. She tells HTCity how Urdu poetry is still relevant in Gen ...

Tanveer Anjum’s poetry challenges the boundaries of form and language, offering a bold new feminist poetic praxis.

Marked by a novel approach and presentation, Anisur Rahman’s ‘Essential Ghalib’ features 200 of the great poet’s verses in ...

Now, it unveils its latest offering, the Ghazal collection—an homage to the timeless relationship between a poet and his muse. This collection is a poetic blend of love, grace, and intellectual depth, ...