A bilingual book, Three Stories From Gulistan-e-Saadi, for children and adults will be launched today (Sunday) by Joy of Urdu — a volunteer-run, bilingual organisation working to promote Urdu language ...

Engineers at NED University of Engineering and Technology claim to have developed an Artificial Intelligence-powered application that brings Urdu books to life. The app can convert printed Urdu text ...

Constant (book) gardener National Book Trust, India (NBT), is marking its participation in the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) yet again. Its stall at SIBF’s 42nd edition was being manned by ...

The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) saw the launch of a remarkable book titled 'Itrdaan,' offering an intriguing exploration of the history of Urdu literature in the UAE. Authored by Shadab ...

Prayagraj: Madrassas and Basic Education Council schools will now have new books for classes 1 and 2 for Urdu language and separate books for mathematics and English. Urdu Zubaan – the book so far ...

The Narendra Modi government has run into allegations of using institutions under its administrative control to glorify or defend controversial Hindutva icons. The National Council for the Promotion ...

The 26th National Urdu Book Fair, held from January 6 to 14 at the MMRDA grounds in BKC, has something for everyone—among the 300,000 books at the 185 stalls, there are poetry, literature, philosophy, ...

And that’s not all: Bruce composes ghazal in Urdu and Persian and has also participated in mushairas. A PhD in Asian cultures and languages, Dr Bruce has profound interest in intellectual history, ...

MUHAMMAD Ahsan Khan is a 90-year-old scholar from Lahore. A voracious reader, expert lexicographer and true connoisseur of the Urdu language, he loves words. That’s why whenever he comes across some ...

NEW DELHI: In the bustling heart of Old Delhi, Indian bookseller Mohammed Mahfooz Alam sits forlorn in his quiet store, among the last few selling literature in a language beloved by poets for ...

Editor and translator Rakhshanda Jalil's new anthology begins with a story by one of the four pillars of the modern Urdu short story: Krishan Chander (right). (Images courtesy Rakhshanda Jalil and via ...

The Aligarh Urdu Book Fair, a nine-day event, concluded with remarkable success, selling books worth Rs 70 lakh. Organized by NCPUL, the fair saw immense enthusiasm from the AMU community, fostering ...