The Shiite Jurisprudential Board of India has stated that Islam does not prohibit expressing respect for one’s homeland and called for an accurate Urdu translation of India’s national song, Vande ...

There's a song Jagjit Singh croons in Urdu about giving up everything if only he could relive his childhood. "Ye daulat bhi lelo, ye shohorat bhi lelo," go the lyrics. Take my wealth. Take my looks.

Against the winter breeze along Delhi’s Yamuna riverfront, Baansera Park turned into a vibrant celebration of language, art, ...

Urdu-Punjabi song by Saima Jehan, lyrics by Dr. Salma Kausar; performed at Jackson Heights event, viral on Instagram via "Pakistanis for Zohran." Evokes legendary singer's heritage through style and ...

The second day of the 10th edition of Jashn-e-Rekhta saw a mushaira by acclaimed names, including Wasim Barelvi, Javed Akhtar ...

India is a country whose wonderful diversity stems from the richness of its past. That includes the Urdu script. Extract from a Hindustani textbook used at INALCO, Paris in 1833. Credit: Langues’O ...

The once-thriving world of Urdu-language media in India is today a shadow of its former self. From icons like Qaumi Awaaz and Roznama Rashtriya Sahara to lesser-known weeklies, many publications that ...

Daniele Speziale, 27, known as Rahi Italvi, works at the visa application centre in Kolkata and performs Urdu ghazals across ...