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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hindi Manch to Host 3-Day National Hindi Convention in Boston, Celebrate its 10th Anniversary
By Yogita Miharia
BOSTON—Hindi Manch, a Boston-based non-profit organization with the mission of bringing together people who know Hindi or who want to know Hindi...
Ghalib’s work could only have found meaning in India: Javed Akhtar
Mumbai--Veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar says legendary Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib's work could only have found meaning in India.
"Ghalib was possible only in India. His...
Practice what you preach, Sahitya Akademi president tells writers while conferring awards
By Saket Suman
New Delhi--In what may lead to another controversy surrounding the Sahitya Akademi, an evening that was expected to be a celebration of...
Mirza Ghalib still homeless in his birth place
AGRA-- Though Mirza Ghalib's contribution to 'Urdu Adab' is considered as significant as Shakespeare's to English, the mansion in Agra where he was born...
Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary wins Jnanpith Award
NEW DELHI-- Noted Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary has been selected for the 51st Jnanpith award for his contribution to Indian literature, it was announced...
