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Urdu is born in this land, it is finest specimen of Ganga-Jamuni tahzeeb: SC
Dismissing a plea challenging the use of Urdu in the signboard of a municipality in Maharashtra, a bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran on Tuesday also said "language is not religion"
16 April,2025 04:10 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Watch this performance in Mumbai to know about masnavi form of Urdu poetry
A special performance and discussion will shine a light on the extended forms of Urdu poetry, beyond the popular ghazal and nazms
07 April,2025 08:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Shriram Iyengar
Push for ‘semi-English’ education in Urdu schools triggers backlash
Some argue that the proposal violates constitutional provisions and undermines linguistic minority rights; others say move will ultimately benefit students
07 March,2025 07:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
SSC exams: Urdu medium students given wrong English paper at Latur centre
The mistake took place due a new clerk's lack of experience in deciphering the colour codes allotted to question papers, said SA Koyale, chief of the exam centre
01 March,2025 10:46 PM IST | Latur | mid-day online correspondent
How this initiative is connecting literature with Mumbai neighbourhoods
A recent Sunday walk hopes to usher a new initiative to build connections between literature and Mumbai neighbourhoods. We tag along on the walk to learn the stories
18 January,2025 09:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Shriram Iyengar
How more Indians are exploring the Urdu language to connect with arts, culture
Urdu remains the language of poetry that accumulates aashiqs at every adaa, but Gen Z is reclaiming it as a connection to their pre-Partition heritage
17 December,2024 08:29 PM IST | Mumbai | Mitali Parekh
Explore the beauty of Urdu through these unique performances in Mumbai this week
Attend a soulful gathering that explores the beauty of Urdu through mesmerising performances and deep conversations
08 November,2024 02:41 PM IST | Mumbai | Nasrin Modak Siddiqi
Urdu is exceptionally expressive and it’s hard to ignore it: Zeb Bangash
Exploring the multifaceted artistry of Zeb Bangash and her quest to revive ‘Khayal’ as a healing practice
10 August,2023 08:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Ainie Rizvi
Attend this literary gathering to reminisce the maestros of Urdu language
The third edition of Bhendi Bazaar Urdu Festival will further the forgotten culture that silently sprouted in the neighbourhood
22 February,2023 10:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Sammohinee Ghosh
‘Urdu is always in the air, for Indians feel its tranquillising presence’
Rekhta Foundation recently launched a trilingual online dictionary to help people learn Urdu. Its founder, Sanjiv Saraf talks about how all Indians are in some way connected with Urdu’s cultural heritage and shares plans for this and upcoming dictionaries
21 February,2023 06:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto