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Urdu Day Tribute: Hyderabad remembers Allama Iqbal’s timeless message
Hyderabad: It was a celebration filled with passion and a profound love for poetry. There were more verses shared than speeches made, a refreshing change in today’s gatherings. The Urdu Day event…
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World Urdu Day: Hyderabad to celebrate its legacy amidst concerns of decline
Hyderabad: While Urdu has deep roots in Hyderabad’s culture, the observance of World Urdu Day on November 9 shines a special spotlight on this poetic language, sparking renewed interest and appreciation among the…
- Lifestyle
Urdu gets digital makeover, thanks to Hyderabad artist Mussaafir
“saliqe se havaon mein jo khushbu ghol sakte hain abhi kuchh log baaqi hain jo urdu bol sakte hain” In a world of trends where Urdu is fading like whispers, Hyderabadi artist…
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Banu Ke Shahar Main BANAT: Urdu writers honour Jeelani Banu, discuss issues
Hyderabad: When a woman rises, she lifts not only herself but all women around her—and when that woman is a writer, her words can spark transformation. The two-day Bainul Aqwami Nisai Adabi…
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Forgotten legacy of Urdu in modern medicine: Abid Moiz pays tribute to lost heritage
Hyderabad: It now remains just the language of poets and dreamers. Time was when Urdu was the medium of instruction for study of medicine. Usually, people jump to the conclusion that it…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: AUSF slams Centre for excluding Urdu from CBSE curriculum
Hyderabad: The Azad United Students Federation (AUSF), the students association of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has condemned the Centre’s decision to exclude Urdu from the CBSE as a medium of…
- Opinions
Book review: Love in the Time of Hate – In the Mirror of Urdu
Sing Heavenly Muse, is the sublime opening of Milton’s Paradise Lost. Rakhshanda Jalil has an equally evocative, epic scale and tenor in the opening to what may well turn out to be…
- India
Delhi University’s MA Urdu students may soon be taught saint Kabir’s couplets
New Delhi: Couplets of mystic poet and saint Kabir Das will be taught to students pursuing a Master’s degree in Urdu at Delhi University if proposed revisions to the first-year syllabus are…
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Qatar-based Urdu literary award stands out in prestige; honours writers from India and Pakistan
Zakia Mash’hadi No award for Urdu literature could vie with the Aalmi Majlis e Frogh e Majlis Urdu Doha, Qatar in terms of prestige as it zeroes in on literary merit; hence,…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly allows lawmakers to use of Punjabi language in house
Islamabad: Lawmakers in Pakistan’s Punjab Assembly would now be able to speak in at least four indigenous languages, including Punjabi, in the house apart from English and Urdu after an amendment was…
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Urdu beyond rhetorics: Publication of Zikre Meer marks tri-century of God of Poetry
Ramshackle buildings in the narrow lanes of the downtowns, moth-eaten inestimable books, treasured yet tattered manuscripts stacked in rickety almirahs, withering sales of books, publishing journals and books faltering on academic rigour…
- Education and Career
Linguistic and cultural ties between Sanskrit and Urdu are robust, says Ishtiaque Ahmed
Hyderabad: The linguistic and cultural ties between Sanskrit and Urdu are deeply rooted and significant, said Prof. Ishtiaque Ahmed, Registrar, Maulana Azad National Urdu University’ He was speaking at the inaugural session…
- Hyderabad
Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu evolves into digital archive from its dusty shelves in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu has always been the favourite haunt of students and research scholars. Not just from Hyderabad, academics from across India would land here to pore over rare books. Foreign nationals also…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Lamakaan’s 14th anniversary to feature Rekhta’s journey with Urdu
Hyderabad: Lamakaan, an open cultural space in Hyderabad, will celebrate its 14th annual festival fromMarch 1 to 3 on its premises located at Banjara Hills. The place will host a range of…
- India
Gulzar, Sanskrit scholar Rambhadracharya selected for Jnanpith Award
New Delhi: Renowned Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya have been named the recipients of the 58th Jnanpith Award, the Jnanpith selection committee announced on Saturday. Gulzar is known for…
