Urdu
Blackness in Urdu Poetry
Noon Meem Danish, a Black Pakistani poet, explores themes of Blackness, identity and belonging in his work. In a rare interview, the only Urdu-language poet writing within the Negritude tradition reflects on a life and career that has taken him from protest in Karachi to solitude in Connecticut.
How the Idea of ‘India’ Came About
For the Mughal rulers, whose control covered much of the subcontinent, India could be imagined as something close to a unified state. However, for the millions of people beneath their rule, no sense of a “nation” or being part of “India” is evident.