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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Alienation proves fertile state of mind for Lauren Groff
Fiction writer and 2018-19 Radcliffe fellow on the dread, glory, and urgency behind ‘Florida’
By Colleen Walsh
Harvard Staff Writer
Fiction writer Lauren Groff will work on her fourth novel...
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...
Cyrus Mistry, Ramdarash Mishra among Sahitya Akademi award winners
New Delhi--Novelist Cyrus Mistry and poet Ramdarash Mishra were among the winners of Sahitya Akademi award announced here on Thursday.
Six books of short stories,...
