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Damodar Thakur Zaki:A Hindu Name Walked Into Urdu Poetry

Damodar Thakur Zaki carries a name that does not quite fit the world he chose to enter. Damodar is...

Charkh Chinioti: Who carved emotions the way his town carved wood

Chiniot sits quietly along the Chenab River in Pakistan's Punjab, known for master carpenters who turn solid timber into...

Badr Mohammadi: The Poet Who Made Heartbreak His Home

Some poets arrive with degrees and awards. Others arrive quietly, carrying only their wounds. Badr Mohammadi belongs to the...

A. D. Azhar: A shy pen in a noisy century

A. D. Azhar stands like a quiet lamp in the crowded courtyard of twentieth‑century Urdu poetry, glowing steadily while...

Raaz Muradabadi: Carried Classical Urdu Through a Century of Chaos

While modern poetry rushed towards experimentation and revolution, Raaz Muradabadi chose to walk the old path with quiet conviction,...

Qabil Ajmeri: The Poet Who Turned Pain Into Timeless Verses

A boy from dusty Rajasthan lanes scribbled verses that pierced hearts like monsoon arrows. Qabil Ajmeri, born Abdul Rahim...

Pandit Daya Shankar Naseem Lakhnawi: Urdu’s Kashmiri Genius

A Kashmiri Pandit boy walked through the perfumed lanes of 19th-century Lucknow, carrying a pen that would change Urdu...

Obaidur Rahman: The Zoologist from Bihar Who Made Urdu Poetry and Science Meet

When Obaidur Rahman passed away in Delhi in 2014, he left behind something unusual in Indian intellectual life. Here...

Nabeel Ahmad Nabeel: The Lahore Poet Proving Urdu Still Has a Pulse

In a world where languages slip away quietly, Nabeel Ahmad Nabeel writes poetry that lands on smartphone screens at...

Lala Madhav Ram Jauhar: Hindu Poet Who Conquered Urdu’s Deepest Secrets

When the Mughal empire crumbled in Delhi, one Hindu poet walked through Bahadur Shah Zafar's court, writing Urdu verses...

Kaif Bhopali: The Poet Who Made Bhopal’s Streets Sing

A boy from the dusty lanes of Bhopal grows up whispering verses that strike the heart like monsoon rain...

Jagan Nath Azad: The Hindu Poet Who Wrote Pakistan’s First Anthem

What drives a Hindu scholar to compose verses for a newborn Islamic nation while his own neighbourhood burns in...