Delhi, Etymology, Food History, Hindi, Hindi-Urdu, History, India, Indian languages, Punjab, Punjabi, Society, South Asia, Urdu, Urdu Literature

Kharoṛe, peṭī, sirī – food from the bylanes of Delhi

April 6, 2026 — 0 Comments

Arabic, Chinese, Etymology, Family, Grammar, Hindi, History, Indian languages, Indian Languages, Linguistics, Maharashtra, Persian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Script, Sindhi, Society, South Asia, Story, Urdu, Urdu Literature

From Shikarpur to Caribbean Islands, the story of Sindhi businessmen

October 22, 2025 — 0 Comments

Bihar, China, Chinese, cigarette, Etymology, Family, Flora & Fauna, Food History, Hindi, Hindi-Urdu, History, India, Indian Languages, North-East India, Persian, smoking, Society, South Asia, Urdu, Uttar Pradesh

The Rise of Chai: From Colonial Beverage to Indian Icon

January 21, 2025 — 0 Comments

Etymology, Films, Hindi, Hindi-Urdu, History, India, Indian languages, Persian, South Asia, Urdu, Uttar Pradesh

Shīsh-Mahal: The Palace of Mirrors

January 16, 2025 — 0 Comments

Etymology, Indian languages, Indian Languages, Linguistics, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Society, South Asia

Etymology of the name Lal Krishna Advani

February 7, 2024

Arabic, Bihar, Delhi, Etymology, Gujarati, Hindi, Hindi-Urdu, Sanskrit, Urdu, Uttar Pradesh

Many faces of bārāt

December 21, 2023 — 0 Comments

Etymology, Hindi, Hindi-Urdu, India, Indian languages, Lexicography, South Asia, Urdu, Urdu Literature, Uttar Pradesh

Etymology of Khanum

December 7, 2023 — 0 Comments

Etymology, Folk Tales, Folktale, Hindi, Hindi Literature, Hindi-Urdu, Indian languages, Lexicography, Linguistics, Persian, Religion, Urdu, World Literature

The Language of Barbers in India: Journey from Sanskrit to Persian

June 9, 2021

Hindi, Hindi Literature, Hindi-Urdu, Love, Music, Poetry, Urdu, Urdu Literature, World Literature

Appreciating the Poetics of a Ghazal

June 26, 2018 — 0 Comments

Life, Society, South Asia, Translations, World Literature

Pirani by Jamal Abro

March 8, 2018