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Opinion

From Brahms to Brahmins

Indian classical music in particular shares this unsavoury feature with its Western counterpart.

20 Nov 2018 6:35 PM GMT

Entertainment

I look at Mirza Ghalib's poetry very wonderfully: Lyricist Javed...

Javed Akhtar was all praise for Mirza Ghalib, in an event organized to mark the late icon' 150th death anniversary.

30 Dec 2019 5:28 AM GMT

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Books

Bite-sized appraisals don't gel, reader searches for missing final...

This outdatedness has compounded the persisting truth of David's perceptive assessment that books of columns do not...

10 Aug 2019 10:35 PM GMT

Life

The eternal charm of Urdu

The language, which has fascinated people for centuries, may be on the verge of dilution and loss.

25 Jun 2018 7:48 PM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed 1.25 crore Indians for fourth time. (Photo: PTI)

Opinion

How not to travel anywhere

Mirza Ghalib prescribed the first route in the 19th century. The second way has been popularised by Narendra Modi.

15 Aug 2017 8:35 PM GMT

While Tom Alter was the last artiste to perform at Epicentre, several stalwarts like Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah had also performed here in the past and enthralled Gurgaon art aficionados with their performances.

Life

It's curtains for Gurgaon's cultural hub

As Epicentre, the popular cultural centre of Gurgaon, closed down on Sunday.

16 Jan 2017 6:42 PM GMT

Life

Anti-national Ghalib defends self in new play

The attempt is not to enact a comedy, but to laugh at ourselves and at ongoing societal trends,

30 May 2017 9:12 PM GMT

Entertainment

Mirza Ghalib is one of my favourite poets, says Tom Alter

Says actor Tom Alter, who brought alive the magic of rumi's poetry along with dancer Zia Nath in the play A Poetic...

21 July 2017 7:39 PM GMT

Entertainment

Discovering the Urdu connection

Troop of Pune-based artistes are set to present night of ghazals, sufi music and more to remind audiences of their rich...

29 Dec 2016 6:37 PM GMT

Delhi Karavabs Asif Khan Dehlvi at Ghalib Ki Haveli.

Life

Mirza Ghalib, his love for mangoes and lesser known facts

Honoured with titles Dabir-ul-Mulk and Najm-ud-Daula, he is widely regarded as the last great poet of the Mughal era.

27 Dec 2017 10:39 AM GMT

Ghalibs Urdu ghazals attract a highly diverse set of people rich and poor, literary and scientific. (Photo: Rupa Publications)

Life

Ghalib's couplets subject of new book

One of the most oft-quoted poets of the 19th century, the works of Ghalib, born on December 27, 1797, are imbued with...

27 Dec 2017 12:30 PM GMT

$In \The Evolution of Ghalib\ author Hasan Abdullah describes Ghalibs life history and brings out his persona and situates his work in time and space.$ Life

Mirza Ghalib's couplets subject of new book

One of the most oft-quoted poets of 19th century, works of Ghalib, are imbued with timelessness and universality.

27 Dec 2017 8:28 AM GMT