Urdu
BN Goswamy (1933-2023): Sage and Sensitivity
Ranjit Hoskote
Art historian BN Goswamy combined an empirical precision with a soaring imagination
Critical Mass of Urdu Speakers
Urdu’s importance has been declining steadily since a mass of Urdu speakers and writers migrated to Pakistan from northern India and the erstwhile Hyderabad state after Partition
Rahman Abbas: ‘English writers enjoy more freedom than us’
Urdu writer Rahman Abbas on the challenges of being defiant
The Rococo of Afzal Ahmed Syed
The collected poems of Urdu’s most contemporary poet splices antiquity and the current moment—marking a modern poetry event in the subcontinent
The Last Ustad
Acclaimed writer and critic Shamsur Rahman Faruqi on poetry, Indian literary theory and Urdu’s legacy in an exclusive preview of his new book
Wilful Ignorance
Urdu originated as a mix of several languages spoken during the Sultanate era in Delhi. Those who reject the language now are rejecting their own legacy
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