Permanent Ghalib showcase opened on poet’s birth anniversary
December 27th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The legacy of Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib got a permanent niche in the capital with the inauguration of a showcase of memorabilia connected to the ... Read more...
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Indians bonding with Pakistan at Faiz birthday gala
February 24th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Indians are bonding with Pakistan at the birth centenary gala of celebrated Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz taking place in Delhi with a number of programmes ... Read more...
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Taj Mahotsav to focus on Ghalib, Mir
January 4th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 4 (IANS) The ten-day heritage festival Taj Mahotsav, beginning Feb 18, will focus on doyens of Urdu poetry Mirza Ghalib and Mir Taqi Mir, an official here said.The festival, which ... Read more...
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Mir Taqi Mir remembered on 200th death anniversary
January 10th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 10 (IANS) A pioneer in giving shape to Urdu poetry but forgotten by successive generations, Mir Taqi Mir was remembered and eulogised by aficionados of Urdu literature at a ... Read more...
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A tribute to Mughal era through fashion, food, music
December 15th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) It was a journey to the bygone era which had everything --starting from sufiana music to qawwalis, from mushaira to a fashion show topped with a large ... Read more...
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A unique Urdu book, courtesy retired school teacher
November 3rd, 2009 - 9:19 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Lucknow, Nov 3 (IANS) His Urdu poetry book is just 130 pages long, but Uttar Pradesh resident Waqarul Hasnain took more than a decade to write it. That's because his ... Read more...
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‘Scattered Voices’ on Gujarat riots resonate in scribe’s book
October 28th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Oct 28 (IANS) Almost two years after the 2002 Gujarat violence, journalist Ayesha Khan was attending a 'mushaira' when she found two participants being shushed for reciting verses on the riots."Why ... Read more...
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Poet Bareilwi gets first Firaq Gorakhpuri award
June 16th, 2008 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, June 16 (IANS) Noted Urdu poet Wasim Bareilwi, a regular feature at poetry soirees since the 1960S, has been given the first Firaq Gorakhpuri International Award here. Bareilwi, considered the doyen ... Read more...
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