In a recent conversation, someone asked, “What do you mean by tropical poetry?” What I understood by the term is poetry that lives and breathes the seasons, smells, and colours of the Indian ...

Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of ...

Independence Day 2025: As Independence Day approaches, it is time to pay tribute to our country's pride, the Tiranga, our national flag. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

India produces more than a thousand films every year, and the Hindi film industry accounts for a major portion of that figure. With over 100 years of film history, Bollywood movies offer a variety of ...

I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.

From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an engaging ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

Read Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Prologue In Full Here. Picture: Graham Denholm/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management, Republic Records In the album booklet of 'The Tortured ...

It is based on socio-economic deprivation. Harivansh Rai Bachchan is one of the most celebrated Hindi authors. His poem Agneepath is beautifully composed Harivansh Rai Bachchan's Madhushala is one of ...

Hindi Diwas 2023: Hindi is one of the 22 scheduled languages of the country. Hindi Diwas is celebrated on September 14 every year to commemorate the adoption of Hindi as the official language of India ...