Given the metaphysical enormity of the texture of the poems, the book is doubtless a valuable addition to the extant repository of prose poetry in Urdu. ‘Samaey ka dhara’ (‘the stream of ...
Marked by a novel approach and presentation, Anisur Rahman’s ‘Essential Ghalib’ features 200 of the great poet’s verses in ...
More recently, she received acclaim for her books on Kolkata — Kalkatta Chronicles and Kolkata Classics. But, despite her growing repertoire in English, the love for Urdu-Hindustani poetry never left.
Rahmat, poet-singer Minu Bakshi stirs emotions of love and longing. She tells HTCity how Urdu poetry is still relevant in Gen Z era.