The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, is offering a one-year Urdu language diploma course for starters. The correspondence course ...

Urdu poetry is well renowned for its rich past, enormous beauty, and complexity in expressions. For those willing to start to ...

The Jashn-e-Rekhta festival celebrated Urdu's cultural heritage with performances by artists from India and Pakistan. Highlights included Piyush Mishra's rendition of 'Dilli Se Lahore Tak', Imran ...

A one-day National Seminar on the theme “Reciprocal relationship between Urdu and Gojri” organised by the Department of Urdu, ...

"There was a time when, in a year, we would see 100 books being published," said 52-year-old Alam, lamenting the loss of the language and its readership. The narrow streets of Urdu Bazaar ...

Created by renowned musician Bilal Maqsood, Pakkay Dost has become a cornerstone of quality children's entertainment in ...

IN ARABIC, qaseeda means a panegyric ode and ‘burda’ means a shawl-like fabric worn over the shoulders, a mantle. Qaseeda Burda , or Qaseedatul Burda, is a famous poem in Arabic that offers heartfelt ...

Mabaahis. Najeeba Arif, a former academic now serving as chairperson of Pakistan Academy of Letters, Islamabad, has candidly ...

“The inclusion of Urdu aligns with the guidelines of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC:67), which emphasize the importance of bilingual or multilingual road signs for improved safety. By adding Urdu, BRO ...

The students and people of Mymensingh observed spontaneous general strikes, processions and rallies in 1948 and 1952, resisting the Pakistan government's bid to declare Urdu as the state language ...