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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KARACHI: The 25th Aalmi Mushaira is all set to take place this evening at the Karachi Expo Centre. This was announced at a press briefing at the Karachi Press Club Tuesday evening. This is going to be ...

The Lahore Arts Council Alhamra is set to host a grand and prestigious Mushaira titled “Jashan-e-Lahore”, celebrating the ...

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 ...

Nagpur: A grand All-India Mushaira is planned on the occasion of the 103rd annual Urs of Hazrat Baba Tajuddin at 9pm on Friday at the Dargah premises in Tajbagh. Well-known poet Imran Pratapgarhi will ...

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, ...