India's first ghazal symphony, 'Whispers of the Infinite' by Nisschal Zaveri, captivates audiences with its innovative blend of traditional ghazal and modern orchestration. The 90-minute performance ...

GHAZAL, the most popular genre of Urdu’s lyrical poetry, has not only survived attacks from critics but has in fact grown in popularity. Originating from Arabic ‘qaseeda’, or panegyric ode, ghazal ...

On a night of love and longing, where lonesome becomes a close friend, Ghazals provide you with companionship like no other. They hold a unique and cherished position in the realm of music, capable of ...

Shad Naved’s The Ghazal Eros: Lyric Queerness in History is a long-awaited study. This book has been anticipated not only as an important scholarly intervention but also as a distillation of Naved’s ...

Frances W. Pritchett, a well-known critic of Urdu and professor at Columbia University, writes: “To me ghazal’s reliance on its wonderful networks of images and conventions makes it very clear that ...

The most popular expression of poetry in Urdu and Persian, the ghazal, is known as much as a poetic form as it is as a genre of music. The ghazal has roots in seventh century Arabia and gained ...