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 ...

Today marks the 33rd death anniversary of Eshrat Rahmani, a celebrated Urdu poet known for his eloquent poetry and deep reflections on human emotions and social issues. Eshrat Rahmani was born on ...

On World Poetry Day, actor Siddhant Chaturvedi remembered writing his first poem when he was 15. It was his own version of "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth.

Through Rekhta Learning, students, artists, and professionals are engaging with the language for creative expression, ...

NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, ...

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

Bahaar' is an Urdu and Persian word that means spring, symbolizing renewal, beauty, and blossoming. It arrives like a quiet promise, painting the world in fresh hues of renewal.

“She once found herself in the finals of the Victoria Poetry Slam completely by accident after encouraging her students to perform. Now, as artistic director of Planet Earth Poetry, she continues to ...

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 ...

Story continues below this ad “In mediaeval Islamic culture, praise poetry was one of the principal means for a ruler to establish and propagate his cultural and political legitimacy,” Losensky and ...