On his 80th birthday, we take a look back at an interesting anecdote from Javed Akhtar's early life. Born in Gwalior, he was originally named "Jaadu" after a magical poem written by his father.

Dr. Nihal Ranasinghe dedicates a solo piano recital to his mother, Anne Ranasinghe, on her 85th birthday. The soirée featured selected poems by Anne Ranasinghe, read by writer Ashok Ferrey, and a ...

Georgia started writing poetry when she was 10 years old, penning poems to family members giving them away as birthday presents. She loved working on her new book, "Welcome to the Wonder House ...

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There aren't many poets in the world whose life and work we celebrate on their birthday. Even Shakespeare isn't afforded that accolade. Every year on the 25th of January, we pay tribute to Robert ...