How did one of history’s greatest Urdu poets become a philatelic icon? Syed Muhammad Naqavi traces his journey from a 1952 ...

No year-enders this time. I have not recovered enough from what this year inflicted on me to write dispassionately about it. But as the name promises, I am writing the next worst thing: the decline ...

Each date carries layers of memory that are composed of situations that were perceived as normal at that time but later ...

In the world of Urdu literature, countless poets have come and gone, and many more will continue to appear, but the sky of time has rarely witnessed a poet like Ghalib. Ghalib was fully aware of his ...

In this video, I show you how to write the Chinese character 王 (wáng), which means king and is also a common surname, using both a formal and casual style. I break down each stroke so you can follow ...

Technology loves to promise miracles. For people like me, it is often marketed as a great equaliser; an assurance that with the right device, disability is not a barrier. Access is just a download ...

Writers, activists, and scholars reflect on the most urgent books of 2025—from Palestine and caste to climate, queerness, and resistance. Read their picks.

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Out on bail, Elgaar Parishad case accused speaks about his five months in prison, staying in touch with family, and letter ...

The last two decades have transformed the ecology of literary culture worldwide, but perhaps nowhere more dramatically than ...

From meeting EM Forster to being called “the Muslim James Joyce”, India’s greatest novelist speaks about his long and ever-migrating life in letters ...