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Noor: A standard Urdu monthly for children
For almost six decades, Noor, has been the leading children’s magazine in the country and has helped keeping Urdu alive among the young ones in India. The Noor digest is published from Rampur (U… more »
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Noor: A standard Urdu monthly for children
Indscribe wrote 2 weeks ago: For almost six decades, Noor, has been the leading children’s magazine in the country and has … more »
Renowned Urdu poet Saghar Khayyami passes away
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Indscribe wrote 1 month ago: One of the most popular humorist poets of Urdu, Saghar Khayyami passed away in Mumbai. He was admit … more »
Demise of Urdu poets: Ramz, Ghulam Rizvi Gardish
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Indscribe wrote 3 months ago: Eminent Urdu poet Mohammad Ahmad Ramz died in Ghaziabad on April 2. He was the foremost modernist p … more »
Naiyer Masud: Foremost short-story writer of our times
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Indscribe wrote 4 months ago: One of the foremost Indian writers, Naiyer Masood, is known for his masterful portrayal of the Luc … more »
Saraswati Samman to Naiyer Masud, Iqbal Award to Majeed
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Indscribe wrote 5 months ago: Renowned Urdu litterateur Naiyer Masud has been selected for this year’s Saraswati Samman, whi … more »
Delhi Urdu Academy awards announced
Indscribe wrote 5 months ago: The Delhi Urdu Academy has announced its annual awards for the year 2008. The All India Bahadur Shah … more »
Fikr Taunsvi: A great satirist
Indscribe wrote 5 months ago: Until a few decades back, Fikr Taunsvi’s ‘Pyaaz ke Chhilke’ was one of the most … more »
Urdu Awards to Waris Alvi, Mansha Yad
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Indscribe wrote 6 months ago: Renowned Urdu critic from India Waris Alvi and litterateur Mansha Yad from Pakistan have been selec … more »
Two more Urdu monthly digests stop publication
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Indscribe wrote 8 months ago: The closure of two more monthly Urdu digests has not been noticed in mainstream Urdu press, as they … more »
Jolt to Urdu-lovers in Mumbai: Closure of Maktaba Jamia
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Indscribe wrote 8 months ago: Urdu lovers are shocked with the news that the Maktaba Jamia’s Mumbai branch will be finally c … more »
Unique Mushaira: Non-Muslim Urdu poets enchant audience at historic Sholapur mushaira
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Indscribe wrote 8 months ago: A unique Mushaira was organised in Sholapur in Maharashtra recently where only the non-Muslim poets … more »
BBC Urdu promoting 'Your Edition' at Lucknow, Bhopal and Hyderabad
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Indscribe wrote 9 months ago: The BBC Urdu team visited three cities in India recently to promote its website. At all the three pl … more »
Faruqi's Urdu novel 'Kai Chand the Sar-e-Aasman'
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Indscribe wrote 9 months ago: Hardly any novel in Urdu has generated so much heat in recent years as renowned litterateur Shamsur … more »
Another master poet bids adieu
Indscribe wrote 10 months ago: The demise of Urdu poet Rashid Kausar Faruqi has been reported quite late. In fact, it went unnotice … more »
A non-Muslim poet's collection of Naat
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Indscribe wrote 10 months ago: The collection of ‘Naat’s by Urdu poet Shiv Bahadur Singh ‘Dilbar’ has recei … more »
Remembering Qurratulain Hyder (1927-2007)
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Indscribe wrote 11 months ago: For several centuries Urdu was a language of poetry. We had great poets like Meer, Ghalib and Iqbal … more »
Legendary Urdu scholar Gian Chand Jain dies
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Indscribe wrote 11 months ago: Legendary Urdu litterateur Gian Chand Jain died at Porterville (California) in America on Saturday n … more »
Ibn-e-Safi's novels are gems of Urdu literature
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Indscribe wrote 1 year ago: This was a long overdue post and was delayed due to unavoidable reasons. The seminar on Ibn-e-Safi w … more »
The Sunday Indian magazine in Urdu
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Indscribe wrote 1 year ago: At last, a national weekly magazine has come out with an Urdu edition. The Planman Media that brings … more »
