Old Indian poems and folk songs are revealing a surprising truth about the land. Scientists found that descriptions of thorny trees and open grasslands in texts written as far back as the 1200s ...

New research reveals western India's savannas are ancient natural ecosystems. Historical texts from the 13th century describe ...

Sometimes, poets are instructive to read on poetry and poets--not only does one get the critical analysis, but also a privileged peek at how artists view their own art. A two-in-one, as it were. Which ...

It was Arvind Krishna Mehrotra’s sharp-edged prose in Civil Lines: New Writing from India (published by Ravi Dayal) that I ...

Indian actress and poetry presenter Spruha Joshi will be part of a poetry and music program Saturday in Columbus. Columbus Ganesh Mandal is hosting a playful Marathi poetry recital program, ...

That 300,000 people celebrated Urdu verse during a three-day festival was testament to the peculiar reality of the language in India. The inaugural day of the Urdu poetry festival Jashn-e-Rekhta in ...

Poetry in India has always been more than art; it has been emotion, philosophy, and rebellion wrapped in rhythm. From the soulful verses of Gulzar, the depth of Javed Akhtar, and the timeless ...

Delhi Poetry Festival is committed to preserving, reviving, and celebrating the cultural and poetic heritage of the historical city of Delhi. This year Delhi Poetry Festival will be celebrating poetry ...

In the poem “Not One Fish,” Indian Jewish author Zilka Joseph shares the story of how her community, the Bene Israel, connected with the wider Jewish world. Legend has it that in the second millennium ...