From haibun to haiku, ghazals to concrete poems, our poets have been experimenting with form with a serious engagement.

More than two decades before Sarojini Naidu, one of India's best-known pioneering female poets, was born, there was Toru Dutt. Born on March 4, 1856, in Calcutta, Toru Dutt belonged to an educated ...

“One finds (and learns) different things from different poetic voices. Among contemporary Indian poets, Siddhartha Menon for delight and observation skill, Sekhar Banerjee for thematic ...

Before entering politics in 2019, Pratapgarhi was a poet in both Urdu and Hindi—his ... poem “Madrasa” challenged stereotypes about Indian Muslims and became emblematic of his lyrical ...

Haider, 45, is not just a friend of a celebrated Bollywood singer — he is a renowned Urdu poet whose mellifluous renditions ...