Kiran Ahluwalia can’t explain exactly why she was smitten by the sinewy desert blues of Tinariwen, but ever since she encountered the legendary Tuareg rock band from northern Mali, their guitar-driven ...

When it comes to romantic poetry in Urdu language films, the first name that comes to mind is Sahir Ludhianvi, whose ...

The four designated stages inside the crowded stadium complex in the heart of the busy capital weren’t enough. So poetry lovers also took to the footpaths and the spaces in between, turning them into ...

If you are in a relationship, chances are you will probably have a romantic date for Valentine’s Day. But as the evening progresses, you’ll need the perfect soundtrack to keep the mood just right.

That 300,000 people celebrated Urdu verse during a three-day festival was testament to the peculiar reality of the language in India. The inaugural day of the Urdu poetry festival Jashn-e-Rekhta in ...