One does not know the fate of the furniture and books at the Urdu Markaz locked since July 2016. But the people who nurtured ...

World Book Day 2026 is a good moment to look home. Ten Indian books from the last five years, written inside the country, ...

The fifty-sixth death anniversary of Urdu writer Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj is being observed today. He was born in Lahore on 13th ...

An Urdu literary icon and prominent academic figure of Marathwada, Prof Syed Shah Hussain Nahri, passed away on the night of Wednesday, April 22, at the age of 86 marking the end of an era.

It’s a city that has changed over and over. In her memoir, Hindi writer Mamta Kalia tells of the place she knew, one of ease, informality and literary genius.

Oscar- and Emmy-winning actor, writer and producer Riz Ahmed knew he had to lay it all out there for his Prime Video series ...

With exhaustive inputs from writers and publishers of popular horror, romance and crime novels, this history of Hindi pulp fiction is almost as intriguing as the genre it studies ...

In a statement issued from his office, CM Shah said books remain a fundamental source of knowledge, awareness and ...

Literary crawls are a new trend where readers explore spaces that mirror their favorite books, from haunted monuments to ...

On World Book Day, popular apps like Goodreads, Kindle and Storytel were recommended for readers in India. These apps help ...

Serpent has none, and I missed them for this insight. By way of revealing the scorn that similarly placed working people can ...

A nostalgic account of Srinagar’s street-side performers and “Saad Makkars” who used wit, theatre, and deception to entertain and trick crowds, capturing the city’s forgotten street culture.