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Monday, February 23, 2026
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Topic: Hindi poetry

IPS Alok Kumar launches a book of poems about life and death

Alok Kumar's book 'Sanjhe Lamhon Ki Mehak' was launched at Purana Qila during the cultural festival Kalidas ka Kathalok in New Delhi on 8 February.

Hindi poet Vinod Shukla knows the modern art of storytelling. He’s now the subject of new movie

At the launch of 'Against Storytelling' and 'Treasurer of Piggy Banks' at Delhi's IHC, Vinod Shukla's poetry came to life, speaking directly to the reader.

Gulzar has a new poem for Lok Sabha election results. With a groom, horses, and gold

‘Humare daam ab un se zyada hain’—Gulzar sees arrogant horses in coalition politics.

What makes Gulzar effortlessly political? From Aandhi, Maachis to poems on GST, Narmada dam

From soil to society, Shailja Chandra's The Moonsmith: Gulzar Orbiting the Celebrated Words examines every aspect of Gulzar’s poems.

‘He took language to level of art’ — Vinod Kumar Shukla’s PEN/Nabokov award seen as fillip for Hindi

Shukla's award comes close on the heels of the International Man Booker Prize won by Tomb of Sand, the English translation of Geetanjali Shree's Reit Samadhi, last year.

Sumitranandan Pant, the beloved Hindi poet inspired by Lakshman and Napoleon

The first Hindi poet to be awarded the Jnanpith, he was a poet of nature, influenced by Karl Marx and Mahatma Gandhi.

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, the ‘Rashtrakavi’ whose words spoke to every Indian

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar's words evoked a variety of sentiments in people’s hearts. Whether it was the Veer ras or Shringaar ras, the poet had mastered them all.

‘Dhoop aane do’, don’t lose hope & feed the strays: Gulzar’s lockdown message in poetry, prose

Stay hopeful, and practise social distancing, says Gulzar in his new poem. Read the translation of the poem by Rakhshanda Jalil.

Verses in the time of virus: Poetry Live unites 71 quarantined poets on Instagram

Indian Novels Collective and Mumbai bookstore Kitab Khana brought together renowned and new-generation poets together on Instagram via daily lockdown poetry sessions.

Suryakant Tripathi Nirala — the poet who ‘freed’ Hindi poetry

On the poet's birth anniversary, ThePrint revisits his life and works that gave a new direction to Hindi poetry and literature.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.