Bashir Badr Death: Ayodhya-born Urdu poet who lost everything in Meerut violence gave world the iconic ‘Dushmani Jam Kar Karo’ shayari during 1972 Shimla AgreementRenowned Urdu poet Bashir Badr, celebrated for his deeply moving verses, has passed away in Bhopal at the age of 91. His iconic couplet, “D...
29 May, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Director Gulzar reveals why he called superstar actress ‘Sir’ : ‘Since I'm her junior…’Gulzar's 1975 film Aandhi, starring Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen, is celebrated for its emotional depth and timeless music. The film expl...
10 May, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
AI showing discrimination, inherent bias towards poor: CJI Surya KantSpeaking at the 8th Dinkar Memorial Lecture on "Rashmirathi: The Epic of Social Justice" organised by NGO Respect India, CJI Kant said the ...
06 May, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
Kumar Vishwas calls out Bollywood: ‘Dhurandhar isn’t propaganda; it’s miscasting Kabir in Chak De & portraying Narad as sly’Poet Kumar Vishwas has sparked a debate on X, accusing Bollywood of propaganda by misrepresenting Hindu narratives while glorifying Sufi tr...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Asha Bhosle chose memory over goodbye after RD Burman’s death. The reason why she could not enter his bedroomAfter the death of legendary composer R. D. Burman in 1994, singer Asha Bhosle was overcome with grief and made a deeply emotional decision...
12 Apr, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
Truly original, poet of the deprived: Literary community mourns demise of Vinod Kumar ShuklaRenowned Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla has passed away. He was 88. Shukla was a recipient of the prestigious Jnanpith Award. His death ha...
24 Dec, 2025, 09.55 AM IST
Legendary Urdu poet Munawwar Rana succumbs to throat cancer at 71The literary icon was known for poems that centred on motherhood. His work was known for being lucid and bereft of any Persian and Arabic i...
15 Jan, 2024, 12.39 PM IST
Bhakti Rasa in Urdu poetryAltaf Hussain’s poetry is all about bhakti rasa akin to that of Hindi poets of Bhaktiwaad.
23 Jun, 2021, 11.22 PM IST
Power of the verse: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Manoj Muntashir take Bengaluru by storm with their poetryThis was the fourth edition of the two-day festival.
22 Jul, 2019, 11.10 AM IST
- Bengaluru poetry festival puts the verse in versatile
While there were quite a few memorable moments from the two-day festival at the Taj West End, the very first session on Saturday with Gully...
21 Jul, 2019, 07.12 PM IST
Renowned Hindi poet Pradeep Choubey passes away at 70 of cardiac arrestThe poet was younger brother of celebrated satirist and poet Shail Chaturvedi.
13 Apr, 2019, 03.55 PM IST
Hours after air strike, Army tweets poem on being powerfulThe poem by Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' was tweeted by Additional Director General, Public Information on its official handle.
26 Feb, 2019, 11.36 AM IST
Mahadevi Varma: The activist, poet Google Doodle is celebrating todayBorn on March 26, 1907, Varma received the Jnanpith Award on this date in 1982.
27 Apr, 2018, 10.15 AM IST
Amitabh Bachchan wants Kumar Vishvas to remove father's poem video; Vishwas offers to pay Rs 32Bachchan said the video, in which Vishwas is seen singing the poem, was a "copyright infringement" and should be removed from YouTube withi...
13 Jul, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
Need to adopt scientific ways to promote IT in Hindi: Ashok ChakradharThe country needs to adopt scientific methods in order to encourage use of IT in Hindi which cannot be done by merely getting emotional on ...
11 Sep, 2015, 08.49 PM IST
Jnanpith award conferred on Hindi poet Kedarnath SinghPranab Mukherjee today conferred Jnanpith award on eminent Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstanding contribution towards Indian liter...
10 Nov, 2014, 09.19 PM IST
- Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh to get Jnanpith award
Singh is the 10th Hindi writer to receive the honour and joins the likes of Sumitra Nandan Pant, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar among others.
20 Jun, 2014, 11.28 PM IST