Javed Akhtar, an atheist and cultural icon, shared a couplet regarding misinterpretation across religious divides. The ...

Javed Akhtar shared a cryptic couplet on faith and identity after a Kolkata mushaira featuring him was postponed following ...

The West Bengal Urdu Academy has postponed a four-day mushaira in Kolkata featuring lyricist Javed Akhtar after protests from some Muslim groups. Organisers cited “compelling reasons” for the delay, ...

The West Bengal Urdu Academy has postponed a 'mushaira' featuring Javed Akhtar following protests by some Muslim groups who claim his comments hurt religious sentiments. Left student organizations ...

Pune: Connoisseurs of Urdu poetry will enthrall audiences at the All-India Mushaira to be held on Saturday as part of the ongoing Pune Festival. A mus.

Allama Iqbal Open University(AIOU) on the blessed occasion of Ashra Rehmat-ul-Lil Aalameen has  hosted a dignified and faith-inspiring ...

At the event ‘Urdu in Hindi Cinema’, Akhtar was invited as the chief guest to preside over a mushaira (poetry recital ...

The West Bengal Urdu Academy's decision to invite poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar as chief guest for a Kolkata mushaira has ...

The BJP today criticised the West Bengal government over the cancellation of the ‘National Mushaira’ programme organised by the West Bengal Urdu Academy under the Minority Affairs and Madrasa ...

This past week, the Islam Gymkhana at Marine Lines hosted a unique event. A group of non-Muslim poets were invited to recite naat or panegyric poems a.