How much of Urdu is Sanskrit

Arguments broke out between two groups outside the Bhatkal Municipal Corporation in Karwar district of Karnataka over the use of Urdu text along with Kannada language.

He worked extensively on explaining and analysing the works of Ghalib, Mir Taqi Mir and later Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Firaq Gorakhpuri beyond thematic and typical writings, penned about 60 books in his ca ...

The sight of a teacher hitting a student in order to discipline them is considered quite ordinary in our schools and coaching classes. Many parents actually give permission to the teachers hit their ...

The interview with Masood Ashar (1931 – 2021) was done on February 12, 2021, on his 90th birthday but remained unpublished in his lifetime.

There is much that can — and does — get lost in ... on the original story and maintaining its integrity and essence. Urdu’s rhythmic, almost trance-like movement is replaced with a smooth ...

The orientation programme for around 500 Madrasas from Kishanganj and Araraia districts of Bihar was organised on Monday at the campus of Tauheed Education Trust, Khagda Kishanganj.

The Bhatkal Municipal Corporation is attempting to display Urdu on the name board of the Municipal Council for the second time.

Interestingly and perplexingly, the change is not much reflected in the readership of the Urdu press, which still remains anchored to the days of yore. India Narrative catches up with Navin Suri ...

Can your next bottle of extra virgin olive oil come from Kashmir? Hidden in the mountainous region of Uri, Kashmir has a tree that can help end India’s search for a healthier edible oil. This tree has ...

Scholar-politician Dr Rafiq Zakaria, alas Mumbai’s intellectual scene misses him so much, was in the chair when Narang sahab remarked that Urdu paid the price of partition even more when Indian ...

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

In this case, how many beyond the dedicated Urdu poetry connoisseurs/Bollywood historians, would recall the name of Syed Anwar Hussain 'Arzoo Lakhnavi' (1873-1951)? Yet, in his time, he was much ...