Mumbai: Zubair Azmi, director of Urdu Markaz, a literary and cultural organisation promoting Urdu language, calls Bhindi Bazaar “the cultural hub of erstwhile Bombay.” It is where the who’s who of ...

KARACHI: A large number of people are rummaging in the piles of books on tables set up on the footpath, looking for the books they need. Besides books, the tables offer free bags, lunch boxes, water ...

Intense like its sigdis — that tirelessly churn out kebabs and tikkas, the spirit of Bhendi Bazaar is kindled by a lofty language and its weavers. But is the spirit spawned within the bazaar lanes ...

Mumbai will host the fourth Bhendi Bazaar Urdu festival between February 17 and 19 to celebrate the Urdu language and its associated culture. The event is also a homage to a locality that has nurtured ...