A two-day celebration of the Urdu language, titled Jashn-e-Rekhta, is underway this weekend at Delhi’s India International Centre. More than sixty Urdu writers, poets and performers from Pakistan, ...

The world’s largest repository of Urdu books is the brainchild of Sanjiv Saraf, the man behind India’s first and largest Urdu festival Jashn-e-Rekhta, who took it upon himself to collect and digitise ...

The Rekhta Foundation, Noida, India, presented their heart-and-brain child Jashn-e-Rekhta Dubai 2025, the world’s largest festival dedicated to the celebration of Urdu language, literature and culture ...

In recent times, Delhi has shown an appreciation of Urdu in various forms –by participating in mushairas, attending dastangoi sessions or listening to Sufi concerts. But the scale and ambition of the ...

In June 1964, a journalist from The New York Times called the librarian at the Indian consulate in New York to find out more about Mirza Ghalib and Meer Taqui Meer. The reason: Ataullah Khan ...

In less than a decade, the Jashn-e-Rekhta, a celebration of the spirit and exuberance of Urdu language, literature and culture has grown to be one of the biggest Urdu festivals. Its ninth edition is ...

If you feel Urdu language needs revival in India, Sanjiv Saraf, the founder of Rekhta foundation counters by saying that the interest in the language is growing robust by every passing day. Read the ...

Jashn-e-Rekhta, the biggest Urdu festival in the world, is a 3-day event held annually in New Delhi, that aims to celebrate the beauty and versatility of Urdu. In its fifth edition this year, that ...

Urdu is an 800-year-old language, with a tahzeeb that is rich in eloquence and emotional depth. Due to the patronage it enjoyed among art lovers, Urdu has evolved with a unique ability to convey ...

Jashn-e-Rekhta, the first of its kind Urdu festival in India made its debut last year. Scheduled from 12th to 14th February, the second edition will celebrate the quintessential spirit of Urdu. Adding ...

The three-day Jashn-e-Rekhta (Rekhta Festival) that concluded on Sunday once again drew our attention to the shared linguistic, literary and cultural traditions that have evolved over the centuries.