but also because much of it is simply good poetry," writes Rakhshanda Jalil, in her new compilation of essays, Love in the ...

It is written from right to left like Arabic and Persian and in the same script. By the 18th century, Urdu became a well-developed language with a body of literature that consisted mainly of poetry.

New Delhi: In recent years, 79-year-old screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar has taken up the mantle of a language activist. Many would mistakenly say he is an advocate of Urdu. But actually, he ...

New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Rekhta Foundation on Friday launched its own Amazon Alexa skill where poetry lovers can enjoy hundreds of Urdu poems and shers (couplets) according to poets and genres ...