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...
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...
Mystic Sufi music awaits you at Samara
Mumbai- Practiced across different parts of the world, Sufi music that has an array of genres and is based on the common philosophy of...
South Asian Poets to Recite Their Poetry on Saturday, Nov. 5
LEXINGTON, MA— A group of South Asian poets from New England will recite their poetry this Saturday in Lexington, MA, according to the event...
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...
Aligarh Alumni Mushaira This Saturday in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM, MA--The Aligarh Alumni Association of New England is organizing its annual mushaira, ghazals and qalaam program this Saturday, Aug. 20, at Joseph Keefe...
Shaam-e-Sher: Reinvigorating Urdu among youth
By Akanki Sharma
New Delhi-- In today's digital era where technology has almost swamped art in all its forms, has Urdu literature once famous for...
South Asia Poets of New England to Host Annual Poetry Reading on May 15
CAMBRDGE, MA-- South Asia Poets of New England, which organizes India Poetry Reading as an annual event at Harvard University, is hosting its 20th...
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...
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...