Rahi, 98, was the most acclaimed poet of the region in the 20th century and became the first Kashmiri to be awarded the prestigious Jnanpit...

The festival organised by the 19 Rashtriya Rifles with support of the civil administration saw scintillating performances by popular singer...

Sitharaman’s speech had a generous dose of poetry.

Apart from a Kashmiri verse, which she rendered in both Kashmiri and Hindi, the minister also quoted poets Thiruvalluvar and Kalidasa, amon...

Tharoor won the award for his book 'An Era of Darkness' in English.

The ministry last month asked the Akademi to "reconsider names of writers" in its list, which the Akademi stated, it won't.

Singh was replying to a question regarding statement of former defence minister AK Antony yesterday that there is no evidence against Congr...

The strum of the guitar and the cadence give the lullaby a peppy, infectious tune. Even if you are not familiar with the language, the tune...

Ghulam Nabi Khayal also criticized Prime Minster Narendra Modi for his 'delayed reaction' over the Dadri lynching incident.

Sharma felt this was not the right course to take, making the point that there were “other methods” to register a protest.

The recent incidents of intolerance are not expected to happen in India, says eminent poet-lyricist and Rajya Sabha MP Javed Akhtar.

Eminent poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar today came out in support of noted author Nayantara Sahgal's decision to return her Sahitya Akademi ...

The minister asked,"We have paid tributes to Kashmiri Pandit martyrs including Premi several times in the past and continuing with it.

Rafiq Kathwari's collection of 20 unpublished poems "In Another Country", was selected for the coveted award amidst 112 contestants from ac...

Between what Kashmiris feel and want and what Indian audiences are told are the problems in Kashmir, lies a massive gap.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will release a postage stamp on renowned Kashmiri poet Ghulam Ahmad Mehjoor here tomorrow.

So, even in the worst possible chaos, Nature's creativity never dies, seems to be the moral of the poem.