JAIPUR – At the 2025 Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), celebrated lyricist, screenwriter, and poet Javed Akhtar unveiled his ...

In this classroom, only English is spoken. The teacher, Marjan (Marjan Neshat), enforces this rule harshly — if you speak any other language, you get a tally mark. At five tallies, you are asked to ...

Javed Akhtar reflects on the challenges of writing lyrics that match the intellectual level of contemporary film narratives. He reminisces about the poetic opportunities in films like 'Zubeida' and ...

IN ARABIC, qaseeda means a panegyric ode and ‘burda’ means a shawl-like fabric worn over the shoulders, a mantle. Qaseeda ...

Yahya Sinwar’s recitation of Shawqi’s iconic verse in the battlefields of Palestine underscores the enduring struggle for ...

Questions of identity, belonging and understanding are woven through “English,” Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer-winning drama, which ...

Whether this ability to transform—both to mutate itself and to promise transformation and, thereby, opportunity to its ...

Besides English, the awards are also being given to Hindi language books. The literature festival will be held in Varanasi ...

Arun Kamal is presently immersed in the writing of five distinct upcoming literary works. These encompass a compilation of his poetry book, a collection of insightful literary essays, a series of ...

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Customers who walk into the Poetry Pharmacy can find a poem or words of comfort to make them feel a bit better. NBC’s Kelly Cobiella reports in this week’s Sunday Spotlight.Jan. 5, 2025 ...