Poetry

Unravelling Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's mysterious death fifty years on

Did the Nobel laureate die a natural death or was it murder by poison due to his political leanings? New investigations point to the latter

PM Modi pays tributes to poet Thiruvalluvar, urges youth to read 'Kural'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar and urged the youth to read the "Kural", his book of aphoristic wisdom on a variety of issues. Modi tweeted, "On Thiruvalluvar Day, I pay homage to the wise Thiruvalluvar and recall his noble thoughts. Diverse in nature, they are a source of great motivation for people from all walks of life. I would also urge the youth to read the Kural." "Tirukkural", also known as the "Kural", is a celebrated Tamil text which offers wisdom on ethics and morality in different aspects of life.

Ominous omissions

Condemned poets lie scattered across eras and geographies with unique political exigencies and religious compulsions

PM Modi pays tributes to Tamil poet, philosopher Thiruvalluvar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar on Thiruvalluvar Day, Saturday.

Charaiveti: An Academic's Journey-1

My young days in Santiniketan were immersed in Tagore's music, poetry and drama

China orders Meituan billionaire to lie low after poem post sparks fury

The Tang Dynasty poem - describing the burning of books under China's first emperor - was widely seen as anti-establishment

Hunchprose: Hoskote's poems offer a bastion of truth in a post-truth world

In our post-truth world, where the difference between fact and fiction collapses too easily, poetry is the last residue of truth, capable of excavating histories or creating new ones.

Beat poet, publisher, and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at 101

Poet, publisher and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who helped launch and perpetuate the Beat movement, has died. He was 101

PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to legendary Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar on his birth anniversary, saying his timeless poems will continue to inspire all citizens

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar condoles death of poet Rahat Indori

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday paid heartfelt tributes to Rahat Indori, who died at a hospital in Indore. In his condolence message, the chief minister, whose love for poetry is well known in the political circles here, described Indori as a "renowned poet and an excellent human being". "He ruled the hearts of his fans through his verses. He also penned lyrics for many film songs. His death has caused an irreparable loss to the world of Urdu poetry and literature", Kumar said and prayed for the departed soul and hoped that his bereaved family members would find the strength required to bear the grief. The 70-years-old poet, whose love for his home town led him to adopt the pen name "Indori" suffered a cardiac arrest barely a day after testing positive for COVID-19. He is best remembered for poems like "kisi ke baap ka Hindustan thodi hai" which aimed at making a political statement against marginalization of communities. His lyrics for movies like Munna

Poet Rahat Indori admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19

Renowned poet Rahat Indori on Tuesday confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19

Little letters of love

Amit Shankar Saha has quietly carved a niche for himself in the overactive world of Indian poetry in English

The global health crisis has spawned reams of poignant poetry worldwide

Poignant when set against India's orchestrated applause for health-workers, are from a poem in Chinese that has been translated into English as "Please Don't Disturb"

Ayushmann Khurrana, a rare film personality who stands up for scriptwriters

Actor, singer, lyricist and composer, Ayushmann Khurrana is a rare film personality who stands up for scriptwriters

Cyclones from silence

Cyclones have been common in Dash's native Odisha and they frequent his book as well

Ghazal & friendship

The decision to include an entire section of Urdu poems translated into English is also, in fact, a political move

Conversations about longing

It is unfashionable these days to imagine the narrative first person as that of the poet

From Parliament to social media, Rahat Indori's poetry appeals to all

While Bollywood satisfied his financial needs - and he is quick to clarify that it was not greed - Indore always had his heart

Poetry in Parliament

Does political poetry have any value at all?

The artist as a poet

Prabhakar Barwe is that rare artist whose work defies description and cannot be easily slotted under a convenient label