NISHTER is a Persian word and it means a lancet, a surgical knife or blade. The 72 nishters or lancets, or 72 heart-pricking couplets, of Mir Taqi Mir was the mantra in Urdu criticism ever since ...

Death anniversary of classical Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir was observed on Tuesday. Born in Agra in 1723, Mir breathed his last on this day in Lucknow in 1810. Mir Taqi Mir's poetry gave shape to the Urdu ...

Change is indeed the only constant, but does it apply to languages as well? In an era where identity politics often ...

During his radio career, Nasir Kazmi wrote sketches of classical Urdu poets Mir Taqi Mir, Nazir, Wali, Insha and so on, which became very popular. His first poetry collection was 'Barg-e-Nay'.

Shamsur Rahman Faruqi’s version of Mir Taqi Mir’s poetry, Guru Nanak’s poems in the Guru Granth Sahib by Nikky Guninder Singh, and the verses of Bulleh Shah by Christopher Shackle.

and a translation of Mir Taqi Mir’s poetry from Urdu to English, The Homeland’s an Ocean (2024), was already writing for journals and newspapers when he went to the IWP. “The pace of my life ...

Urdu found its most powerful expression in poetry (especially ghazals). Poets like Amir Khusrau, Mir Taqi Mir, and Mirza Ghalib elevated the language’s literary prestige. During the Mughal period, the ...

Notable religious and political leader Senator Professor Sajid Mir passed away at the age of 86 on Saturday after a heart attack, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported, citing family sources.

Joan Mir labelled Honda’s latest engine "a small step in all areas" after sampling the specification used by test rider and Spanish MotoGP wild-card Aleix Espargaro during Monday’s Jerez test.

Alex Matthews, the main player in Paul Vidich’s “The Poet’s Game,” appears, as he walks near the Moscow riverbank late one afternoon in 2018, to be “an ordinary middle-aged man who’d ...

Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir criticised the Centre's abrogation of Article 370, deeming it a political move that failed to curb militancy in Jammu and Kashmir. During a special assembly ...

SIALKOT: Central President of Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadees Senator Professor Sajid Mir passed away at the age of 86, sources within the family have confirmed. The senior cleric and politician reportedly ...