Depicting various hues of life with Urdu poetry: A dying art
By Vikas Datta
"Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur" ("Whatever is said in Latin seems profound"), they say, and the language's sonorous tones aren't confined...
Gujarati E-Poetry event breaks the record on Zoom by 1,000 log ins
BOSTON—Meghdhanush, an initiative by local poets and artists that aims at exploring the magic of Gujarati language and provide platform to local, national and...
Two Gujrati Poets Bring an Entertaining Evening “Mehfil” to Burlington, MA
BURLINGTON, MA—After performing at two sold-out shows in Washington, DC and San Francisco, two Gujarati poets—one of them a Bostonian—are brining their entertaining evening...
UMass Amherst Graduate Kritika Pandey Wins 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
AMHERST, Mass. – Kritika Pandey, a 2020 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s MFA for Poets and Writers, wins the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story...
Hindi Manch Presents “Kuch Tum Kaho, Kuch Hum Sunein”: A Music and Poetry Session...
LEXINGTON, MA—Hindi Manch, a non-profit organization that produces engaging and entertaining programs to pass on the heritage of Hindi and related languages to the...
Ghalib ka hai andaz-e-bayan aur’: Mirza Ghalib and his immortal shers
By Vikas Datta
His white-bearded and tall fur hat sporting visage is among the those of a handful of global wordsmiths familiar by their very...
Two Hindi Comedy Plays and Local Poets, Writers and Theatre Personalities to Feature at...
CONCORD, MA— Hindi Manch Sahitya Vibhag, a division of Hindi Manch, will present two Hindi comedy plays and local poets, writers, and theatre personalities...
Boston Sargam and Milan Present Three Indian Poets at Hasya Kavi Sammelan on July...
SHREWSBURY, MA—Boston Sargam and Milan are organizing Hasya Kavi Sammelan on July 21 in Shrewsbury, MA, and presenting three Indian poets who are currently...
Hindi Poets Surendra Sharma, Sampat Saral and Sita Sagar Charm Bostonians
BURLINGTON, MA—Renowned for their humor and minute observations of daily life in the hustles and bustles of India, India’s three Hindi poets charmed the...
Bookends: Shining star and model shayar of Lucknow
By Vikas Datta
Do you have to be born in a place renowned as a cradle of poetry to be considered a part of its...
