I am interested in Urdu, not obsessed with it: Writer Rakshanda Jalil

Jul 07, 2024, at 03:10 am

Indian writer-translator Rakshanda Jalil was the guest at An Author's Afternoon, organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation, at Taj Bengal in Kolkata on Friday. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh pens down Jalil's words on her education, teaching profession, Urdu and her PhD. topic. Excerpts...

Urdu medium girl tops NEET, Muslims figure among successful

Jun 08, 2024, at 09:36 pm

Young Muslims, with girls included, are scripting success in every competitive examination of India.

Jnanpith Award to be conferred on Gulzar, Sanskrit scholar Ramabhadracharya

Feb 18, 2024, at 06:27 am

New Delhi: Renowned Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Ramabhadracharya and acclaimed Urdu literary figure Gulzar will be conferred with the 58th Jnanpith Award.

Kashmiri man trying to promote Urdu literature in UT

May 31, 2023, at 11:07 pm

Srinagar: Suhail Salim, a 30-year-old youth from downtown Srinagar, is trying hard to preserve and promote Urdu literature in Jammu and Kashmir.

Central University of Kashmir, Vigyan Prasar 2-day National Urdu Science Congress begins

Sep 25, 2021, at 08:56 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Chancellor, Lt. Gen (Retd) Syed Atta Muhammad Hasnain, Wednesday underscored the need for inculcating scientific temper and knowledge among the school, college and university students, for the overall growth and development of the country.

More than 100 new Urdu centers opened amid pandemic: NCPUL Director

Feb 22, 2021, at 02:33 am

Bhopal/UNI: Averring that the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) is leaving no stone unturned for the development of the Urdu language, council Director Dr Sheikh Aqeel Ahmed on Sunday said that more than one hundred new centers were opened during the COVID crisis.