Ghalib

Ghalib and his muse: With Kathak and poetry, the legend of Nawab Jaan gets a new lease of life

In The Legend of Nawab Jaan and Mirza Ghalib, the focus shifts to the courtesan who was able to inspire one of the world's greatest literary treasures.

Books of the week: From Romesh Gunesekera’s Suncatcher to understanding the ISIS Peril, our picks

Our weekly roundup of books that should be on your radar.

Saif Mahmood's Beloved Delhi: A Mughal City and Her Greatest Poets is a grand, yet intimate work

Beloved Delhi: A Mughal City and Her Greatest Poets is a grand work, but which is at the same time intimate. And this is precisely its biggest triumph.

Urdu in the internet age: Experts weigh in on how the language must adapt, evolve to become more accessible

Far from being a language that is on the verge of extinction, Urdu is gaining more attention now because of the Internet. But experts say that its scope should not remain confined to literature and poetry, that it should become a language of utility

On Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib's 220th birth anniversary, a discussion about his shayari, writing style

Google Doodle is celebrating renowned Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib's 220th birth anniversary

Google is celebrating the 220th birthday of one of the most iconic Urdu poet, popularly known by one of his Pen-name Ghalib which means 'dominant'.

Urdu literary icons get a visual makeover with Shiraz Husain's Khwaab Tanha Collective

Shiraz Husain presents literary greats in a way you've never seen before, on his Facebook page — Khwaab Tanha Collective

Satya Nadella quotes Ghalib, talks about communication and empowerment at Microsoft's Tech for Good event

Satya Nadella is on his third visit to India and he repeated the major beats from the Microsoft Build 2016 developer conference, at the “Tech for Good, Ideas for India”event.