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How more Indians are exploring the Urdu language to connect with arts, culture

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

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

Mid-Day Premium 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

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’

‘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
War of words ensues over Urdu Bhavan

War of words ensues over Urdu Bhavan

Accusations fly thick and fast between NGO and MLA over proposed first-of-its-kind language centre in city

29 May,2018 07:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar
Keen to learn Urdu? This YouTube channel will help you

Keen to learn Urdu? This YouTube channel will help you

A UK couple hailing from Gorakhpur is using YouTube to make Urdu accessible

16 April,2016 11:07 AM IST | Dipanjan Sinha
Aashka Goradia gets Urdu lessons at airport

Aashka Goradia gets Urdu lessons at airport

Telly actress Aashka Goradia bumped into ghazal singer Talat Aziz at Mumbai airport recently and had a crash course in the meanings and nuances of the Urdu language and ghazals

06 August,2014 11:36 AM IST | The Hitlist Team
Pakistan's new coach Mickey Arthur keen to learn Urdu

Pakistan's new coach Mickey Arthur keen to learn Urdu

To eliminate the communication barrier with his players, Pakistan's newly-appointed coach Mickey Arthur will buy few Urdu books to learn the national language of the country where his new assignment begins early next month

10 May,2016 08:38 AM IST | Bipin Dani

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