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

Mumbai: Days after the West Bengal Urdu Academy postponed a mushaira featuring him following protests by some Muslim groups, ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

Javed Akhtar's invitation as chief guest for a mushaira in Kolkata has led to protests from Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and Wahyahin ...

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

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

Javed Akhtar, renowned poet and lyricist, has responded to the cancellation of a Kolkata literary event featuring him, citing hostility from both Hindu and Muslim hardliners.

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.

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

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 ...