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 ...

Québec solidaire co-spokesperson Ruba Ghazal will be the party’s candidate for premier in the 2026 general election and will participate in the leaders’ debates during the campaign. QS members ...

The event, organised by the Sabhyata Foundation – a Smarak Sarathi under the ‘Adopt a Heritage 2.0’ initiative – in collaboration with Serendipity Arts, was curated by tabla maestro Bickram Ghosh.

Later this month, October 30 marks the death of Begum Akhtar in 1974. Fifty-one years later, when ghazals are mentioned, her name is among the top, maybe even the first, that comes up. Her story is ...

Snapped season 18 episode 7, featuring the chilling case of Ghazal Mansury, reaired on September 22, 2025. The episode reveals how a daughter’s deep resentment escalated into a violent and ...

In her Mumbai apartment late at night, Mansvi Saxena (20) plays Mehdi Hassan’s ghazal Mujhe Tum Nazar Se, a song her mother once played on repeat after losing her father. On a long bus ride, Saahil ...

It’s not an animal that resembles an elk and runs quickly. A ghazal is a type of poem. Two professors in the Creative Writing Program turned to the seventh-century style of verse during the pandemic ...

For singer-songwriter Papon, ghazals hold a special place in his heart. A lifelong admirer of Urdu poetry, he sees the genre as a profound blend of emotion, storytelling, and musicality. “Urdu poetry ...

‘Be-Misaal: An Unique Journey’ celebrates 50 years of Hariharan’s ghazal legacy with astounding concert Be-Misaal: An Unique Journey’, an event to celebrate the rich legacy of Padmashri Hariharan, to ...

Today (October 30) is the 50th death anniversary of Mallika-e-Ghazal Begum Akhtar. German poet Rilke had said, “Cut these sentences and they bleed.” One can say the same about Akhtar’s music. Renowned ...

When you utter the word ‘ghazal’, what comes to mind are the timeless verses of Mirza Ghalib and the haunting voices of Mehdi Hasan, Farida Khanum, Ghulam Ali, and Jagjit Singh. Ghazal is a ...

When one thinks of Ghazal, it is natural to picture a voice carrying the weight of ages, each word draped in solemnity and depth, commanding reverence with its serious, heavy tones. Then came a song, ...