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.

Mumbai: Mumbai-based Urdu Markaz, an organisation working for the promotion of Urdu language and literature, wrote to the ...

Come December, and New Delhi reverberates with the soulful melodies of Jashn-e-Rekhta, a three-day festival that celebrates ...

Urdu, spoken by many millions today, has a rich past that reflects how cultures melded to forge India’s complex history. But its literature has been subsumed by the cultural domination of Hindi ...

Urdu literature has often been viewed as inordinately influenced by emotionalism. Urdu Literature and Journalism, comprising well-focused and cogently-argued essays, works out a new perspective on ...

Urdu, spoken by many millions today, has a rich past that reflects how cultures melded to forge India's complex history. But its literature has been subsumed by the cultural domination of Hindi ...

among the last few selling literature in a language beloved by poets for centuries. Urdu, spoken by many millions today, has a rich past that reflects how cultures melded to forge India's complex ...