Lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar launched a book by young budding poet Sanil Sachar, the grandson of Justice Sachar, in the capital on Friday. ...
06:40 PM, Apr 13, 2013
He writes on subjects as diverse as old age and the fear of death; on the joy of sex, the pleasures of poetry and the importance of laughter; on how to cope with retirement and live a long, happy and healthy life. ...
03:29 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Zehra Nigah, the pre-eminent poet today, once made a very interesting observation in the course of a conversation during one of her frequent Delhi visits. ...
02:33 PM, Mar 19, 2013
The level of intolerance has increased in Indian society, National Award winning lyricist and Urdu poet Javed Akhtar said in Kolkata on Thursday. ...
12:26 AM, Feb 01, 2013
By the late 11th century veneration of the Prophet had begun to assume a visible form in different parts of the by-now burgeoning Islamic world. ...
01:38 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Reading writers like Shakespeare and Wordsworth can give a 'rocket-boost' to your morale and provide better therapy than self-help books, a study of the human brain has found. ...
06:07 PM, Jan 14, 2013
The author, Altaf Tyrewala, joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his new book 'Ministry of Hurt Sentiments'. ...
02:36 PM, Dec 18, 2012
The author, Annie Zaidi, joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on her book 'Love Stories #1 to 14'. ...
05:30 PM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: In 1950, Lords witnessed one of the craziest scenes ever in post-war cricket. Suddenly, it wasnt a cricket ground anymore; it was a mela. The occasion was the historic Windies victory over England. The year, along with those euphoric moments, has disappeared but the wanton ecstasy of those unforgettable moments has been etched timelessly into one of the games most memorable calypsos: West Indies first innings total Was...
10:46 AM, Oct 31, 2012
New Delhi: Cultural and linguistic boundaries blurred as Rabindranath Tagore's poetry was set to a dance and Hungarian poetry composed by national icons like Endre Ady was recited in Hindi and in Hungarian. All this when 15 poets and writers from the two countries assembed here under the "Poetry Across Cultures" to read and exchange over musings of love, cadence and friendship. As the "Poetic Cadences in Rhythm with Dance"...
10:39 AM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Whether it was helplessness in the face of an angry Opposition demanding answers over coal block allocations or the din that drowned his statement and led to adjournment of both Houses of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought to hit back at detractors with poetry. The logjam in Parliament entered its second week on Monday with BJP members stridently demanding the resignation of Singh on the issue of...
01:27 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Javed Akhtar unveiled a brand new book of poetry titled 'Lava', which is available in Urdu and Hindi. ...
05:01 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: Today's youngsters are writing a lot of poetry to put their emotions into words unlike in the past when they liked to read and think, says iconic Indian storyteller of British origin Ruskin Bond. "Children all want to burst into verse you might say. But they would write better poetry if they read more of it. I watch a lot of television; but I think more than television,"...
08:08 PM, Jun 19, 2012
Ahmad Faraz, the Urdu poet, told me an interesting anecdote. Once, he was very late in catching his flight back home from Delhi. The airport ...
12:03 PM, Jun 15, 2012
New Delhi: It is 6.30 in the morning as a group of 12 poets assemble at the Purana Gumbad in Lodi Gardens under the banner "Poetry on Monuments", a monthly poetry promotion initiative at heritage sites in the capital. The group sat in a circle as the readings began in Hindi, English and Urdu under the shadow of the monument. In no time, several onlookers and morning walkers were converts,...
04:56 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Islamabad: Works of noted subcontinental Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, globally recognised as one who believed in social reform and devoted his poetry to the uplift of humanity, has now been translated into German. A bilingual Urdu-German book of Faiz's poems has been launched by the Goethe Institut in Karachi, Dawn News reported. The poems titled "Jab teri samandar ankhon mein" have been translated into German by the institute's former...
02:16 PM, May 28, 2012
The Hindi film industry and its sorority of regional-language sister industries in the sub-continent has elevated the song-and-dance sequence to a rare art form. Inspired ...
11:03 AM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: Prose has for long edged poetry to the margins of contemporary Indian literature. It is only natural that the new reader is not familiar with the late Kamala Das or her bold feminist oeuvre of poetry and short story that gave her cult status in India like Sylvia Plath in the West. Now a new series to promote contemporary Indian poetry by publisher Harper Collins-India has begun with...
03:04 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Los Angeles: Poet and essayist Adrienne Rich, a feminist literary figure celebrated as much for deeply personal reflections on her own life as for sometimes-biting social commentary, has died at age 82, family members said on Wednesday. Rich, who received a galaxy of honors, including the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize and National Book Award, for a body of work that spanned seven decades and ranks among the most anthologized of...
11:05 AM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: Music, calligraphy, conversations and poetry merge in Vikram Seth's new anthology of poetry, 'The Rivered Earth', an eclectic journey into the heart of rhythmic lyricism that the writer of 'The Golden Gate' - a novel in verse - is known for. The slim anthology, inspired by Seth's tryst with 17th century celebrated poet George Herbert, was unveiled at Penguin India's 'Spring Fever' Festival in the capital, marks a...
11:37 AM, Mar 19, 2012
