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Jul 11, 2018
Firstpost Poetry Project: Ramneek Singh presents 'Cheetiyaan' and 'Shehar Matrix'
Ramneek Singh talks about the strength of spoken word poetry and the value that the art form holds in his life -
Jul 07, 2018
Amir Khusrau, the poet of the nation: Singing of a divine beloved and homeland
Amir Khusrau’s love for India was rooted in his conviction that it was an ideal refuge for different ideas and religions, as well as the land where he found his spiritual master -
Mar 20, 2018
On Holi, here's a look at how Urdu poet Nazeer Banarasi wove the festival of colours into his verses
Nazeer Banarasi was one of the many Muslim Urdu poets from the 20th century who celebrated Indian festivals like Holi | #FirstCulture -
Mar 08, 2018
International Women's Day 2018: Years before #MeToo, Urdu feminist poet Kishwar Naheed spoke about oppression
We often look to the West when we think of feminist thinkers and writers, but Kishwar Naheed's work shows that writers from the subcontinent, too, were challenging the patriarchy | #FirstCulture -
Dec 27, 2017
On Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib's 220th birth anniversary, a discussion about his shayari, writing style
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Oct 18, 2017
Diwali through the words of Nazeer Akbarabadi: Reminder that it's a festival of lights and colour, not a religious affair
Urdu poet Nazeer Akbarabadi wrote over a dozen poems on Diwali, with more couplets distributed over a range of poems. In these, he had written about toys and sweets and lights and colour forming an important part of the festivities -
Aug 06, 2017
The hell-pit that is caste
In this 11th edition of Bards of Resistance, meet Urdu poet Jayant Parmar from Ahmedabad -
Aug 02, 2017
Irrfan Khan to play Urdu poetry aficionado in Ronnie Screwvala's next production
Irrfan Khan will essay the character of a conservative yet quirky, simple and opinionated lover of Urdu poetry. -
Jul 30, 2017
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 -
Apr 22, 2017
Feminism is not about shutting things down. It's about claiming your pleasure: Geeta Patel
Geeta Patel, author of Risky Bodies & Techno-intimacy, talks to us about feminism, colonialism and how not to be a 'dunda-bearer' of any kind.
