As the year draws to a close, The News on Sunday invites writers and readers to share the books that captivated their hearts ...

Excerpted with permission from The Essential Ghalib, translated from the Urdu by, HarperCollins India.

Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays ...

He even roped David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop and a slew of others to invent quotes about how great Pontiac was. Ghalib Ghaboussi – Royāye Gomshode – 1973 (Credits: Far Out / Kalkutah Records) ...

The 151st death anniversary of classical Urdu poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was observed on Saturday. Ghalib wrote hundreds of Ghazals during his life which have since been interpreted and sung in ...

Perhaps Mirza Ghalib should have the last word—‘Ik roz apni rooh se poocha, ke Dilli kya hai, to yun Jawab me keh gayi, Ye duniya maano jism hai aur Dilli uski jaan’. Much like the city ...

In this episode of Urdunama, Fabeha Syed dives into the world of khat—letters that carry the weight of love, longing, and tradition. Through the timeless poetry of legends like Ghalib and Gulzar ...

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Reading, writing and sharing poetry can help people cope with loneliness or isolation and reduce feelings of anxiety and depression, a new study shows. Research by the University of Plymouth and ...