Though I rarely watch TV, when I do, the idiot box does offer me some food for thought. I don't mean the monster that devours your most precious time has become so sophisticated that it can actually ...

The timeless River Thames bore witness to a historic moment in Urdu literary history as Haraval International brought Lahore’s poetic soul to London with its inaugural Jashn-e-London International ...

In a tradition that has been going strong since 1989, the Sakinan e Shahr e Quaid (SSQ) held a mushaira on March 22 at Karachi’s Expo Centre. The event, which took a two-year hiatus owing to the ...

An International ‘Eid Milan Mushaira’ was organised by the Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) over the weekend, a spokesperson shared on Sunday. The mushaira was presided over by Dr Waheed Ahmed from ...

Dr Zeenat Kaifi performing at the mushaira (Shalini Maheshwari/BCCL) Celebrating International Women’s Day, a unique women poets’ mushaira was organised by Rajasthan Urdu Academy at Ravindra Manch in ...

In a nation obsessed with Bigg Boss, where do mushairas stand? Mostly on their own, say the poets of today. India, the land of Mirza Ghalib and Amir Khusro, is looking for a suitable heir to preserve ...

Quintessential Dilli, and yet a Dilli that can slip under the radar of popular interest. The Brunch team discovers a slice of their beloved city that’s not often served to those who do not seek! One ...

Chairman Press Council of India,former judge Supreme Court Of India. On the evening of 20th October, 2008 a grand mushaira-cum-kavi sammelan in a function called ‘Eid Diwali Milan’ was held on the ...

If you think about it, Mirza Ghalib as an amateur detective who solves domestic crimes—from finding out who is stealing a cousin’s prize sheep to helping put out simmering tensions in Shahjahanabad, ...

Zakir Khan is back in his shayarana andaaz as Amazon miniTV announces ‘Farzi Mushaira Season 2’. Season 2 of this show will feature Tanmay Bhat, Vijay Varma, Richa Chadha, Kritika Kamra, Venus Singh, ...