Spoken by many millions today, Urdu has a rich past that reflects how cultures melded to forge India's complex history ...

Discover Ranjit Hoskote's curated selection of 150 couplets from Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir in 'The Homeland's an Ocean.' ...

Opponents of the language say that Urdu belongs to Muslims whereas Hindus only speak Hindi. But history and lived experiences show quite the opposite. What we know as Urdu today can be traced back ...

Discover some surprising facts about Urdu, including how much it has in common with other languages. Also available in Urdu with audio.

Urdu, spoken by millions, has a rich past that reflects how cultures melded to forge India's complex history. But its literary offerings are now struggling against the cultural domination of Hindi ...