Did you know Urdu wasn’t always called Urdu?
The many names of a growing language
Urdu language & literature
Urdu language & literature
Ghazal writing
Urdu vocabulary
Urdu poetry
Language history
Urdu expressions
Art and culture
Word magic: how Urdu creates its vocabulary
Creating words with prefixes and suffixes
The dialects of Urdu
Dialects of Urdu: a beautiful and rich dimension of linguistic diversity reflecting culture, region, and identity.
The four schools of Urdu poetry
Understanding these schools isn’t just about tracing literary history, it’s about seeing how they helped shape Urdu itself.
The progressive writers’ movement: origins, impact, and legacy
The progressive writers movement has emerged as a constant refrain in almost all the studies of modernist Urdu literature ever since the 1930s.
Mushaira: a history of thunderous and traditional waah-waahs
Mushaira is that gathering where poetry flows from the heart and touches every soul
Rekhti: the lost form of Urdu poetry
Rekhti was a unique genre of Urdu poetry
Dastangoi: the traditional art of Urdu storytelling
Dastangoi: a magical journey where words become light and settle in the hearts of listeners
Get to know the major forms of Urdu poetry
Where every form is a new emotion, a beautiful journey through Urdu poetry.
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