Umrao Jaan remains a classic, and Rekha certainly looks the part. With her chiselled expressions, mysterious smile and subtle ...

The only one to have composed for Hindi film superstars from K. L. Saigal to Shah Rukh Khan, he was skilful at seamlessly combining the melodies of Indian classical, the cadences of folk music from ...

“IT has become a common practice among researchers to base their papers written on Mir Taqi Mir on a few old books as new thoughts on Mir have dried up,” writes Sadiqur Rahman Qidwai in his editorial ...

For Papon, ghazals are a beautiful blend of emotion, storytelling and musicality, as he shared in a recent chat with a media house.

Hindi poet Gagan Gill and English writer Easterine Kire are among the 21 recipients of the annual Sahitya Akademi Awards, the ...

The King has approved the award of His Majesty’s Gold Medal for Poetry for the year 2024 to George Szirtes. The Gold Medal for Poetry was established by King George V in 1933 and is awarded for ...

Rasmus Hojlund ruthlessly mocked Kyle Walker with a poem on social media following Manchester United's dramatic victory over Manchester City. Man United secured a famous win over Man City at the ...

Today we launch The Telegraph’s fifth annual poetry competition, and the theme this year is – a drumroll, please – “time”. As ever, the contest is open to all, and free (but note the T ...

In a heartfelt post on Facebook, Shahram revealed that the first song from his long-awaited ghazal album Banbaas ... The song is a tribute to Elia, whose poetry became a companion to Shahram ...

An author of more than 25 books, Giovanni was a natural-born writer and performer. Her poetry collections have sold thousands of copies, leading to invitations to some of the biggest television ...

Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays ...