Art and Culture

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What are Mughal Artefacts Doing in a Castle in the Welsh Marches?

Watch Urdunama If You Think It’s ‘Rashk-e-Kamar’ 

Qamar means ‘Moon’ while ‘Kamar’ means waist. Many people mispronounce Rashk-e-Qamar, replacing the ‘Q’ with ‘K’. So no, the song is NOT about waistlines. 

‘Uriah Heep’ Turns 50: Why ‘You Can’t Keep a Good Band Down’

Image of Uriah Heep in 2011 used for representational purposes.

ISRO Hero Vikram Sarabhai, My Papa, Never Helped Me With Homework

Dr Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary: Padma Bhushan awardee dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai pays tribute to her father, the pioneer of Indian Space Research Organisation 

Urdunama Podcast: Is There Any ‘Rashk-e-Qamar’ in Your Life?

In this episode of Urdunama, poet Azhar Iqbal talks to The Quint’s Fabeha Syed about how the ‘moon’ has been used as an expression of beauty in Urdu poetry. 

Ode to Krishna: Urdu Poetry Brings Out Kanhaiya’s Inclusive Spirit

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Watch the latest episode of Urdunama where The Quint’s Fabeha Syed explains the importance of everything that’s ‘Mukhtasar’ in our lives.

Podcast | Urdunama: How ‘Mukhtasar’ is Our View of Life

Podcast | Revisiting Bhagat Singh’s Slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’

15 August: Learn From Our Urdu Poets About India’s Independence

In this episode of Urdunama, learn the meaning and the context of the Urdu word ‘inquilab’.

Urdunama: Learn About ‘Inquilab’ Through Poetry of Resistance

Urdunama: Life is Simple if You Learn How to Keep it ‘Mukhtasar’

Kashmiri Singer Aabha Hanjura’s New Songs Have a Kerala Connection

Image of historian William Dalrymple and his latest book ‘The Anarchy’ used for representational purposes.

What are Mughal Artefacts Doing in a Castle in the Welsh Marches?

Watch Urdunama If You Think It’s ‘Rashk-e-Kamar’ 

Qamar means ‘Moon’ while ‘Kamar’ means waist. Many people mispronounce Rashk-e-Qamar, replacing the ‘Q’ with ‘K’. So no, the song is NOT about waistlines. 

‘Uriah Heep’ Turns 50: Why ‘You Can’t Keep a Good Band Down’

Image of Uriah Heep in 2011 used for representational purposes.
Dr Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary: Padma Bhushan awardee dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai pays tribute to her father, the pioneer of Indian Space Research Organisation 

ISRO Hero Vikram Sarabhai, My Papa, Never Helped Me With Homework

Urdunama Podcast: Is There Any ‘Rashk-e-Qamar’ in Your Life?

In this episode of Urdunama, poet Azhar Iqbal talks to The Quint’s Fabeha Syed about how the ‘moon’ has been used as an expression of beauty in Urdu poetry. 

Ode to Krishna: Urdu Poetry Brings Out Kanhaiya’s Inclusive Spirit

Image used for representational purposes.
Watch the latest episode of Urdunama where The Quint’s Fabeha Syed explains the importance of everything that’s ‘Mukhtasar’ in our lives.

Podcast | Urdunama: How ‘Mukhtasar’ is Our View of Life

Urdunama: Learn About ‘Inquilab’ Through Poetry of Resistance

In this episode of Urdunama, learn the meaning and the context of the Urdu word ‘inquilab’.

Podcast | Revisiting Bhagat Singh’s Slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’

This Independence Day, know what the word ‘Inquilab’ truly stands for.
Image used for representational purposes.

15 August: Learn From Our Urdu Poets About India’s Independence

Urdunama: Life is Simple if You Learn How to Keep it ‘Mukhtasar’

Watch the latest episode of Urdunama where The Quint’s Fabeha Syed explains the importance of everything that’s ‘Mukhtasar’ in our lives.

Kashmiri Singer Aabha Hanjura’s New Songs Have a Kerala Connection

The <i>Roshe Walla</i> numbers dropped by eclectic folk-pop singer Aabha Hanjura on YouTube is raking in great reviews.&nbsp;