Shaksaaz, a tailor in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar, inherited his passion for local Sufi music from his grandfather along ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

Justice Hilali asks which of Ahmad Faraz’s poems landed him in jail • Accused cannot be handed over to military unless charge read out, CB told • Counsel terms reasons given by ATC for ...

The family celebrates the day every year. Herath is a Kashmiri festival that is celebrated on the 13th day of the dark half of the month of Phalguna, between February and March. It holds cultural ...

Then he told me: ‘When the djinn is inside me, talk to him in Urdu because he’s from Gujarat and doesn’t understand Kashmiri. But remember one thing ... even hiring a lawyer. His poetry found mention ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

However, in the region of Jammu and Kashmir, Maha Shivratri holds a distinct identity and is revered as 'Herath' by the Kashmiri Pandit community. What is Herath? Herath, meaning the 'Night of ...

Instead of defaulting to the notifications on my phone, poetry has inspired me to begin the day in a different way. By Charley Locke Most mornings, as soon as I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone.

He didn’t read book reviews—or so he claimed—and he didn’t write them, preferring instead to let his poems find their natural audience, which turned out to be a wide one. He mocked ...

Repertory theatre of Kashmiri play ‘Lalleshwari’ attracted audience at Tagore hall in Srinagar. It was organised by Vomedh art group with an aim to highlight the role of Lal Ded in Kashmiri poetry.

Paris or London and regale his or non- western audiences in pure and sublime Kashmiri poems. Our hypothetical Kashmiri person can then return home(for vacation or otherwise) , wander around our ...