Urdu poetry has a wide range of forms. The masnavi ... Nowadays, on the subcontinent of India and Pakistan, the mushaira has changed somewhat but is still as vibrant and intellectually stimulating as ...

Modern Poetry of Pakistan offers many offshoots of the classical tradition of Muslim poetry in India. Although Amir Khusrau (1253-1325), considered by some to be the first poet writing in a ...

This collection of Urdu poetry translated into English by Rakhshanda Jalil brings out the Pakistani poet’s sustained ...

The week-long exhibition in Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu Hind recently showcased the poet’s work, kept safe over the years in ...